Creative Health Croydon
Evidence shows that engaging in creative arts, culture and heritage activities can have significant impacts on our health and wellbeing. From visual arts workshops helping young people explore their emotions to multi-art activities keeping people with dementia and their carers active in local cafes, creative health can promote positive health and wellbeing, prevent the onset of illness, and support the management of conditions for us all.
In Croydon, we know there are a large number of arts, voluntary, community, health and faith organisations that do great work supporting creative health within our diverse communities. To support this crucial work, Croydon Council created a Creative Health team to build capacity for the sector, providing advocacy, training, resource sharing, networking opportunities and funding to help the creative health eco-system connect and continue to grow.
Follow the links below to find out more, access support and get involved. To speak to the team, please email CreativeHealth@croydon.gov.uk.
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Creative Health Network
Networking opportunities for people to meet and work together
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Resources
Local venues and marketing pathways, population data, evidence base and other resources to support fundraising and project delivery
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Training
Free sector training, including creative practice, health topics, marketing, evaluation and fundraising
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Croydon Loves You 2025 Grant Programme
Grant support for individuals and organisations to deliver arts-based projects that benefit the health and wellbeing of Croydon residents
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Creative Health Information Events
Events using arts and culture to reach currently underserved communities with important health information
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Newsletter Archive
Keep up to date with sector news, funding and training opportunities; access previous newsletters here
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Creative Programmes for Year 7-9 Students Finding School Difficult
Find out more, register or refer a family who might benefit.
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Creative Wellbeing Programme for Children with Experience of Domestic Abuse
Read more about our referral criteria and creative wellbeing programme!
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