Arty-Folks works with adults 18+ in Coventry and Warwickshire who find themselves at a low point in life and are struggling with a wide range of mental health challenges including
- diagnosed or self-diagnosed mental ill health and conditions such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, OCD
- long term and complex mental health conditions such as psychosis, PTSD, schizophrenia, eating disorders and other personality disturbances
Mental ill health is a very isolating experience and continues to be stigmatised despite great efforts by national campaigns. It affects the health and wellbeing of people from diverse backgrounds
- employees on sick leave and at risk of escalating mental stress into more complex and enduring conditions
- those with no contact with mental health services fearing prejudice and stigma that comes with a diagnoses
- those who are assessed as below the threshold for inventions by statutory services but who are unable to function without support
- those who have been discharged from mental health hospitals and are looking to rebuild their lives