Under the new partnership, the project will strengthen creative health infrastructure in Australia by developing new tools, support structures and standards that recognise the vital role of creative practitioners in supporting individual and community wellbeing.
The project responds to strong demand from the sector and growing evidence of the value of artists working in health and wellbeing contexts, and the relationship between arts, health and wellbeing.
The partnership will work to deliver:
- a national quality framework for creative health practice, usable across the many settings where this work occurs. The framework will be produced through consultation and collaboration with the sector
- a practitioner toolkit and systems for using the quality framework, including ways to recognise high quality practitioners and practice
- a searchable directory of creative health practitioners.
Creative Australia’s research and sector engagement show that creative health programs are already having powerful impacts in communities across Australia, often without the recognition and support they need.
The project will help practitioners working in this field reach more people, build stronger and more connected communities, and increase visibility for this workforce within the health system.
