State of Flux State of Flux is a project using art, through dance, film and music to support skills development, reduce social isolation and develop self-worth and aspiration in young people admitted to The Cove (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service CAMHS), in Heysham. Following a successful pilot, The Cove approached us to run the
Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders This week (25th Feb to 3rd March) is Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the UK. The campaign aims to ‘break the barriers’ and to ‘put the real stories of eating disorders in the spotlight, raise funds, and change lives’. This Eating Disorders Awareness Week helps to put the stories of
Proud to work with Fable Arts and Clifton Hospital Ludus Dance is proud to work with Fable Arts, for the second year, in a therapeutic arts programme for older people staying or living in care homes, health settings and residential schemes. This year’s new project Wonder-Full aims to improve the quality of life of vulnerable
About Children’s Mental Health Week This week, in Children’s Mental Health Week, children’s mental health charity Place2Be is encouraging children, young people and adults to celebrate our uniqueness…’ It’s all about #BeingOurselves. When we have a positive view of ourselves, it can help us to cope with life’s challenges, and recognising the different qualities of
Get 2018 off to a flying start and book onto our two day dance & mental health awareness course. Led by Rachel Liggitt, Director of Shropshire Inclusive Dance, this training will equip you with the skills to provide high quality dance experiences for children and young people as well as supporting their mental health and
International Day of The Girl International Day of the Girl is celebrated each year on October 11th. The day was established by the United Nations in 2011, highlighting the girl child and celebrating the potential of girls and young women internationally in the face of threats, discrimination, and the issues of their well-being. BBC report
About State of FLUX Ludus Dance ran a project to help make a difference for children and young people affected by severe mental health issues in the Lancaster area, funded by BBC Children in Need in 2016. Seventeen year-old Lexi was one of the young people with anorexia, at The Junction CAHMS Tier 4 mental
Exercise and endorphins When we’re exercising and moving about, doing any physical activity, the body releases endorphins that make us feel good. And our physical wellbeing helps our mental wellbeing too – it’s a fact. Exercise releases the neurotransmitter, endorphins that serve to alleviate stress and. You will probably have noticed that an exercise class,
It’s mental health awareness week This week, the 8th to 14th May, is Mental Health Awareness Week which aims to educate and increase awareness on mental wellbeing. So we thought it would be fitting to look back on some of the work Ludus Dance has done to support children and young people with mental health