Cambridge Curiosity & Imagination, Review of year 2020-2021

health in a broad sense outside of the clinic room, and thinking about the kind of ecosystems
organisations can work together to create and nourish which will benefit the mental health of
children, young people and families. Matt Edge, CEO, Cambridge Acorn Project
Early evaluations have indicated significant impact for the children and led to discussions with
CAP, Fullscope and Professor Nicola Walshe for future research.
Creative Care programme
Launched in April 2020 in response to lockdown, this FullScope programme coordinated and lead
by CCI has gone from strength to strength this year, working in collaboration with Fullscope
organisations and wider partners in the mental health and education sectors across the county
and foregrounding approaches to co-creation with young people and families and professionals .
In particular:
• Artists Sally Todd and Hilary Cox Condron supporting staff and young people at Centre 33
on a pilot programme sharing creative care resources with 25 young people identified by
staff as needing this support.
Being invited to be part of this project made me feel less alone…..you don’t have to be good at
art, you can just play around with materials…..I got given a choice about what I could do. I’m
normally the person who asks ‘what am I meant to be doing? but with the creative care box
you’re told you can do what you want with it…..I felt I could be my own person and do what I
wanted. I will carry on using the box…I literally have a space in my drawer for the box of
materials and will take it out whenever I’m stressed or if I feel creative. Feedback from young
people at Centre 33
• Co-creating a new resource for families The Kite Trusts supports – Outside the Box - with
three young artists from charity and artists Sally Todd and Hilary Cox Condron.
I wanted to get involved in this project as I find art to be incredibly therapeutic and hoped my
contribution could help others explore their queerness through art. I’ve had lots of fun coming
up with my offer and thinking about how nature supports us in our day-to-day life. Noah, The
Kite Trust
This project has given us a way to provide activities for some of our younger service users at a
time when we can’t get together face to face for games, art and discussions like we have
previously. Being able to have these activities shaped by some of their older peers creates
meaningful connections between different age groups of young people at The Kite Trust and a
chance for young adults to develop their artistic practice. Pip Gardener, Chief Executive of The
Kite Trust
• Co-creating with 4 members of the youth lead advisory group Cambs Youth Panel and
artists Hilary Cox Condron and Sally Todd a new resource – Piece of Mind – for young
people in secondary schools.
I loved all of it if I’m honest. I think this really helped to develop my ability to talk and present
to new people, this is something that I do not normally do and I don’t particularly enjoy doing,
but within this project I had many opportunities to do so and I think this has helped to develop
my presentation skills making me more confident in presenting to new people. I found having
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