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CHWA conference 2023 (c) Michael Aiden photography

Connecting creativity, culture and health

Building a more equitable alliance

CHWA conference 2026! Buy your ticket by 25 September

The conference runs 7-9 October at Barnsley Civic. Our theme is "Common Ground"; we'll be learning from people in our own and related fields about how we can come together to affect deep and much-needed systemic change. In-person and digital tickets available at a range of costs, as well as volunteering opportunities.

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Latest news & blogs

Read the latest news and blogs from creative health colleagues all over the country.

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Training hub

Explore training courses relevant to creative health. If you are running training that you'd like to share, you can submit your training to us to upload. 

Training hub

Practitioner Support & Wellbeing resource

This new collection of resources brings together over 70 initiatives supporting creative health practitioners' health and wellbeing, from blogs and toolkits to training and videos.

Practitioner Support and Wellbeing resource

Creative Health Quality Framework

The Creative Health Quality Framework is a ground-breaking tool that clearly articulates what “good” looks like for creative and cultural initiatives that aim to support people’s health and wellbeing.

The Creative Health Quality Framework

The LENs

The LENs is a critical friend to CHWA, a network devoted to ensuring the voice of lived experience is central to policy and practice.

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The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance is a national membership organisation representing everyone who believes that creativity and cultural engagement can transform our health and wellbeing. Join us here.