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SWPA have established a community benefit fund, with our delivery partner South West Community Matters. Together we have focused our fund to small community groups so that we can achieve the most impact. The aim of the Youth Arts and Health Trust is to ensure that young people, children, and their families should have the space to be heard and to better understand and navigate their emotions, which can be achieved through the provision of arts therapies. Alongside young people and their families, Youth Arts and Health Trust develop confidence and resilience through safe, inclusive and creative arts therapies.

Location: Exeter and East Devon

Established: 2016

Number of Beneficiaries: Up to 350 young people, and their families.

Type of Group: Registered Charity

Key Themes: Increasing health and wellbeing of those most in need, in particular young people.

Activities Undertaken: Youth Arts and Health Trust work alongside young people and their families to develop confidence and resilience through safe and inclusive arts therapies. They believe that every child and young person should have the space to be heard. Arts therapies is a form of psychotherapy that is used creatively, as well as talking therapy. They aim to achieve ‘psychological healing and positive change’. All their therapists are fully qualified and experienced Art Therapists and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

"This funding from SWPA was essential in helping us offer our arts therapy service last year.  We are really passionate about offering grant funded arts therapy for those on lower incomes when we can, as well as supporting our staff through training and supervision and this funding helped us achieve this."  Laura Blatherwick, Charity Director.  

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