A blog by Paul Hine, CEO of participatory arts organisation Made By Mortals. At Made By Mortals, we are on a mission to improve how children and young people are engaged in health, social care, and social justice research. We are fed up with children’s, and young people’s voices and ideas being left behind or […]
Creative approaches to involving and engaging children and young people in research Read More »
Our Relationship Manager Tess meets Aneela and Sue from the Applied Research Collaboration in Greater Manchester to explore how creativity, coproduction, and trust can transform research partnerships. I’m sitting in a café just around the corner from Manchester University, catching up over lunch with Sue and Aneela from ARC-GM — that’s the Applied Research Collaboration
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Why Can’t You Be Normal is a powerful, co-produced audio story about a mother’s journey through recovery. Artist in Residence Francesca Waite shares insights behind its creation.
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By Francesca Waite, Artist in Residence at Made By Mortals ‘Sadiqa’ is an audio story that allows the listener to walk in the shoes of a woman from the South Asian community who has experienced domestic and honour-based abuse and has left the abusive situation. It intends to give the listener a better understanding of
My experience of writing ‘Sadiqa: An Empowering Story of Hope’ Read More »
At our recent event FOR DATA’S SAKE, we teamed up with University of Manchester to explore the VISable index, a potential new tool that could be used in social care. Watch our video explainer that imagines a future world where VISable is possible: https://youtu.be/OxRaDsHZ1yc?si=VIm0tjfmNvNAHLIO We started the event with an immersive audio story featuring Ruby
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By Francesca Waite, Artist in Residence at Made By Mortals Made By Mortals’ Hidden audio story series challenges people to walk in someone else’s shoes and experience the world as they do. When first asked to write a new episode about the experience of an autistic person or a person with learning disabilities attending a
My experience of writing Jasper Pickles Climbs Everest! Read More »
On World Mental Health Day 2023, we went to Eccles Sixth Form College in Greater Manchester and engaged in a meaningful exploration of mental health through the lens of Adam’s Story. Presented to 100 students, the interactive film created a space for genuine discussions and reflections. Featuring an 18-year-old in the film resonated strongly with
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Introducing a new interactive film, Hidden: Adam’s Story, which supports discussion around mental health for young people, launching on World Mental Health Day 2023. What is Hidden: Adam’s Story? Hidden: Adam’s Story is a project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration, Greater Manchester (ARC-GM) and Patient Safety Research
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Made By Mortals helps their community support people to live positively with dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairments. Last year we coproduced an immersive audio case study called ‘Ruby and Dennis’ Story’ as part of our award-winning Hidden programme. Working in partnership with Together Dementia Support and Dementia United we also coproduced a resource with/for people
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The short film ‘Eggshells‘ was co-produced with women with lived experience of domestic abuse and coercive control. Here the professional artists who supported the making of the film talk about their involvement and the impact of the work on their artistry. Made By Mortals has been working with women living with domestic abuse to coproduce
Co-production: Impact on the Artist Read More »