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Prescribed Bristol comedy course could help trauma recovery
Comedian in residence at Bristol University, Angie Belcher, has worked with health advisors and psychology theories to develop the sessions… read more
Angie Belcher on prescribing comedy on the NHS
The comedian discusses how laughter can be used to treat patients suffering with trauma… read more
Patients to “see the funny side” of trauma with NHS comedy course
The six-week scheme will see patients write jokes in the first therapy of its kind to use humour in combatting mental health… read more
Laughing it off: how comedy can aid recovery from trauma
A new free art therapy course aims to help people work through mental ill-health through the medium of standup… read more
Are you having a laugh? Why NHS doctors will soon be prescribing a dose of comedy
They say laughter is the best medicine – and trauma patients in Bristol are about to put the theory to the test… read more
Trauma patients are set to be prescribed comedy classes on the NHS
Comedy classes could soon be prescribed on the NHS to help trauma patients ‘see the funny side’ of their experiences… read more
Comedians could be prescribed on NHS to help patients struggling with trauma
Comedians Charmian Hughes and Jack Campbell will help to deliver the sessions through Bristol Wellspring Settlement Social Prescribing Team which patients could be sent on for free… read more
Comedy classes on the NHS? You’re having a laugh… and the joke is on us
Just as well the NHS hasn’t got much on at the moment. Patients are to be prescribed free comedy lessons to help them overcome trauma… read more
The Grin Doctors
Comedians on prescription for those struggling with trauma… read more
Introducing: Comedy on Referral
I adore comedy, and I think that there are some amazing things that stand up can achieve… read more
Standup comedy course for men at risk of suicide wins NHS funding
Comedy On Referral will help vulnerable adults in London after successful course in Bristol for trauma survivors… read more
Joe Tracini: Joking about my mental health helps me cope, no wonder the NHS is prescribing stand-up comedy
Making fun out of it is my way of letting people know I’m not giving up… read more
Using humor to work through trauma
Pain is often at the center of a good comedy routine. In the UK, stand up comedian Angie Belcher wants to teach people how to use comedy to work through trauma… read more
