As Arts Development Manager at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) (2002 – 2013), as Head of Arts Strategy at SLaM (2013 – 17) & then as a NHSP Arts Projects Coordinator for the Trust (2017 – 21)
- Orchestrated the Art in Mind public programme at Tate Exchange, as Founding Associate, 2017, with The Salome / SHARP art gallery, SLaM AdArt (art by people with addictions), artists with lived experience, Arts Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Psychiatrists
- Co-developed the evaluation approach of the Art in Mind programme at Tate Exchange with King’s College London and Cultural Institute focusing on mental health stigma, social contact and art, 2017
- Spoke at Experiments in Practice: Museums, Art institutions and Social Change in the 21st Century research event, 2017
- Co-produced symposiums on arts and mental health, 2004 & 2005
Helen Shearn 