On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on the life and work of theatre-maker Adrian Howells, who died in 2014.

The panel consisted of Deirdre Heddon (Professor of contemporary performance, University of Glasgow, Nic Green (theatre-maker) and Farida Mutawalli (BACP accredited counsellor). It was chaired by Joyce McMillan (theatre critic and cultural commentator, the Scotsman)

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on the life and work of theatre-maker Adrian Howells, who died in 2014.

The panel consisted of Deirdre Heddon (Professor of contemporary performance, University of Glasgow, Nic Green (theatre-maker) and Farida Mutawalli (BACP accredited counsellor). It was chaired by Joyce McMillan (theatre critic and cultural commentator, the Scotsman)

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on writing, which asked the question: from memoirs to creative fiction, what role can writing play in overcoming mental health issues?

The panel consisted of Gail Porter (writer, TV presenter and health campaigner), Duglas T Stewart(singer-songwriter, BMX Bandits), Michael Rowe(associate professor, department of psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine)and John McCormack (Scottish Recovery Network). The panel was chaired by Mark Brown (editor of 1 in 4 magazine)

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on writing, which asked the question: from memoirs to creative fiction, what role can writing play in overcoming mental health issues?

The panel consisted of Gail Porter (writer, TV presenter and health campaigner), Duglas T Stewart(singer-songwriter, BMX Bandits), Michael Rowe(associate professor, department of psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine)and John McCormack (Scottish Recovery Network). The panel was chaired by Mark Brown (editor of 1 in 4 magazine)

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

For the closing session, rather than plan anything in advance we invited the audience to direct the discussion, with occasional responses from Lee Knifton (head of Mental Health Foundation Scotland), Judith Robertson (programme director, See Me) and Dr Peter Byrne (consultant psychiatrist and visiting professor at University of Strathclyde). The session was chaired by Andrew Eaton-Lewis from the Mental Health Foundation.

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

For the closing session, rather than plan anything in advance we invited the audience to direct the discussion, with occasional responses from Lee Knifton (head of Mental Health Foundation Scotland), Judith Robertson (programme director, See Me) and Dr Peter Byrne (consultant psychiatrist and visiting professor at University of Strathclyde). The session was chaired by Andrew Eaton-Lewis from the Mental Health Foundation.

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on film, The Myth of the Mad Genius, which explored stigmatising depictions of creatives in cinema, and how filmmakers might move beyond the usual types and tropes.

The panel consisted of Dr Peter Byrne (consultant psychiatrist and visiting professor at University of Strathclyde, Hannah McGill (critic and former director of Edinburgh International Film Festival)and Emma Davie(documentary filmmaker and programme director, Edinburgh College of Art). It was chaired by Richard Warden (filmmaker and film curator at Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival).

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

The Dust of Everyday Life consisted of a series of panel discussions touching on film, TV, theatre, photography, and writing, as well as stigma, social justice and raising awareness.

This is a recording of our session on film, The Myth of the Mad Genius, which explored stigmatising depictions of creatives in cinema, and how filmmakers might move beyond the usual types and tropes.

The panel consisted of Dr Peter Byrne (consultant psychiatrist and visiting professor at University of Strathclyde, Hannah McGill (critic and former director of Edinburgh International Film Festival)and Emma Davie(documentary filmmaker and programme director, Edinburgh College of Art). It was chaired by Richard Warden (filmmaker and film curator at Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival).

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

This is a recording of the opening session, in which we marked the tenth anniversary of the Glasgow Girls campaign by looking back at how a group of Drumchapel schoolgirls helped transform perceptions of a stigmatised community, and asking what other campaigners, and storytellers, can learn from them.

The panel consisted of Amal Azzudin (one of the Glasgow Girls, now working for the Mental Health Foundation), Cora Bissett(creator of Glasgow Girls the musical), Brian Welsh (director of Glasgow Girls the TV drama) and Lindsay Hill (director of the Glasgow Girls documentary). The session was chaired by Joyce McMillan (theatre critic and cultural commentator, the Scotsman).

On 26 March 2015 the Mental Health Foundation staged The Dust of Everyday Life, a conference at the CCA in Glasgow designed to ask challenging questions about the relationship between mental health and the arts. The findings will help to shape future editions of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, as we prepare for our tenth programme in 2016.

This is a recording of the opening session, in which we marked the tenth anniversary of the Glasgow Girls campaign by looking back at how a group of Drumchapel schoolgirls helped transform perceptions of a stigmatised community, and asking what other campaigners, and storytellers, can learn from them.

The panel consisted of Amal Azzudin (one of the Glasgow Girls, now working for the Mental Health Foundation), Cora Bissett(creator of Glasgow Girls the musical), Brian Welsh (director of Glasgow Girls the TV drama) and Lindsay Hill (director of the Glasgow Girls documentary). The session was chaired by Joyce McMillan (theatre critic and cultural commentator, the Scotsman).