Movement for Mind
Movement for Mind is Company Chameleon’s unique and tailorable movement & mental health project for secondary schools in partnership with Manchester based young people’s mental health charity, 42nd Street. The project supports young people experiencing mental health difficulties, including those on the waiting list / accessing Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and those at risk of needing support.
Across the six-week project, the identified young people take part in movement sessions and a creative process which encourages self-reflection, enhances physical well-being, improves communication, and provides a safe space for young people to share, reflect and work towards better mental health. At the beginning of the project, the young people involved, experience a live performance of Company Chameleon’s, Witness This, a dance piece which turns the spotlight on mental health and which brings a professional work into a school setting.
“There are young people out there who need mental health support and they’re not getting it. Mental health services are oversubscribed and there are long waiting lists to access mental health services meaning young people are falling through cracks in the system. This is why Company Chameleon has developed Movement for Mind.”
“I’ve felt low since year 7, and I struggle to communicate it. I talked to a therapist, but it wasn’t useful, but this [Movement for Mind] is helping” – Participant, Movement for Mind
Movement for Mind is funded by The Baring Foundation. We are working with the #BeeWell programme to identify schools to take part across Greater Manchester between 2023-26. To find out more contact: sam@companychameleon.com