New Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance

Arts Council England has announced Sector Support Organisation Status for a New Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance

The National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing and the National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing will be merging to become a new Sector Support Organisation from April 2018 - the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance (CHWA). Funded by Arts Council England as part of the National Portfolio Fund 2018-2022, the new organisation will be led by Arts & Health South West.

CHWA will combine the complementary strengths of the two sectors and will have a strong emphasis on the potential of national strategic developments that can be activated by strong regional and local place based working. CHWA will work with the sector to develop training and advocacy, methods and platforms for sharing evidence, as well as opportunities for networking between the cultural and health sectors. It will provide the secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing and be a key partner in delivering the recommendations of the APPG’s 2 Year Inquiry to be announced in parliament on 19th July.

Read the full press release here: http://www.artshealthandwellbeing.org.uk/sites/default/files/CHWA%20Press%20release%20FINAL.pdf