Description: Hearts & Minds is a Scottish charity that use skills in hospital clowning to help children in hospital and people living with dementia overcome feelings of powerlessness, anxiety and isolation.
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The Clowndoctors and Elderflowers are therapeutic clowns that go to hospitals, hospices, and schools for children with complex needs, visiting children, young people and older adults who liv e with dementia.
Our visits encourage fun, smiles and laughter as well as encouraging communication, connection and social engagement to benefit mental health, emotional health and wellbeing.
Therapeutic clowning is an internationally recognised performing arts-in-health practice. We are members of the Federation of Scottish Theatre ( FST ) and the European Federation of Healthcare Clown Organisations ( EFHCO )
Play Scotland, the national expert in Play