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Arts festival challenges mental health
The ninth Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival will take place from the 10-31 October.
The festival is one of Scotland’s most diverse cultural events and aims to challenge preconceived ideas about mental health.
Overseeing the festival in Lanarkshire is senior health improvement officer Susan McMorrin.
Susan said: “Sadly, despite the fact most people will have some personal experience of mental ill-health, there is still too much stigma, discrimination and inequality associated with it and experienced by too many people both young and old.
“This festival gives us a platform to challenge these issues and engage and explore the issues and themes around mental health.”
The festival aims to remind everyone about the importance of good mental health and why it is important to value your own and other people’s mental health.
Susan added: “Being, involved, creative, connected, learning new things are very important to our mental health and therefore the festival is for all of us.”
For a full programme of the events taking place in Lanarkshire visit: http://www.mhfestival.com/
For more information contact: susan.mcmorrin@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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