STAA is a specialist charity & professional arts organisation based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands providing access to the arts in the knowledge that creative interventions improve people's health and wellbeing.
STAA facilitates projects to deliver health improvement: positive arts experiences that enrich the quality of life of older people with mental health needs including people with dementia and their carers.
STAA supports people to participate in arts activities through individual programmes for people in their own homes and activitie for groups in hospitals, day centres and in community settings. STAA delivers outcomes- based work and evaluates the impact of its arts interventions on the well being of participants.
STAA enhances the health & well being of older people with mental health needs through participation in creative activities.
STAA’s interventions increase people’s confidence and self esteem, help to reduce depression, they value the skills and expertise of older people, promote mental health, addresses social exclusion and positively impact on the lives of older people.
STAA supports people living with dementia to enjoy a good life and live well despite their illness. STAA also works with people recovering from mental ill health supporting their recovery. STAA helps people to maintain their independence and quality of life and live with dignity and respect.
STAA has worked in Sandwell since 1997. STAA has a strong track record in facilitating arts participation with partners in the region. It hosts exhibitions and events to positively promote the creativity and achievements of older people. In 2008 the charity was praised in a speech by the then Minister for Health, Alan Johnson and is included in the department of Health & Arts Council England's guide to good practive in arts and Health, the 'Prospectus for Arts and Health'.
All the artwork on STAA’s website has been made by older people with mental health needs.
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STAA's Annual Report 2011 is available. Click here for the report.
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‘Fountain's Jolly Inn’ DVD
This film is about making a pub themed area inside a residential home for older people with mental health needs. It shows how the transformation of a space can enrich the lives of the people who use it.
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