Creative wellbeing for children, young people and families in Brent

Funded through the National Lottery’s Partnerships Fund, Valuing Life brought together twelve delivery organisations to strengthen youth resilience and wellbeing across Brent. Working with schools, parents, and the wider community, the programme aimed to reduce youth involvement in negative peer activities and promote positive life choices.

As Programme Lead, I designed, managed, and evaluated the initiative, embedding creative expression and narrative storytelling into its delivery. I built organisational capacity to integrate emotional wellbeing into community practice and brought together creative and therapeutic specialists to sustain long-term impact.

The programme engaged more than 2,000 young people and families, helping to shape a model of community-led creative health that continues to inspire local collaboration and innovation.