First Fortnight is looking for arts and mental health organisations who create / host events and festivals. They are interested in Eastern European countries in particular.
Organization: First Fortnight
First Fortnight is a charity that challenges mental health prejudice through arts and cultural action, each year they run a festival in Ireland in the first two weeks of the year. They were a partner on a small scale cooperation project called NEFELE and are now developing a project as the lead.
Project: Mental Health and Arts
One of the project´s activities is a research exploring the impact of a mental health arts festival & events on stigma and discrimination. This work involves developing research findings from Festival Events to aid policy makers in the development of a greater understanding of the complex maintaining factors affecting mental health prejudice and discrimination.
Contact: Edel Doran
E: edel@firstfortnight.ie, T: +3531 5986263