Breaking Ground Heritage

Facilitating a recovery pathway for injured service personnel and their families and assistance in transitioning into heritage for our serving personnel.

[The McPin Foundation @McPinFoundation]

This week for #MentalHealthResearchMatters, we're discussing all-things #Interdisciplinary research

How can archaeology improve the mental health of war veterans?

@K_J_Burnell @PaulEverill two @NetworkMARCH funded researchers have a few ideas... 👇

https://t.co/tQKNWZUpkN

[Dr Paul Everill @PaulEverill]

Very proud of this article in a Ukrainian journal, expanding analysis of heritage-based interventions delivering benefits to veterans through work with UK, Georgian & Ukrainian veterans. More work needed though @K_J_Burnell @DickieBennett2 @AMPHORA_MHWB

https://t.co/Cl6noZ4MyY

[Dr Karen Burnell @K_J_Burnell]

This is set to be a fantastic event hosted by @SolentUni and there is still time to register! #CommPsyFest2022

[Blue Shield International @BlueShield_Int]

ONLINE TALK: 20 October.
Prof Peter Stone, President of Blue Shield and UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection & Peace (Newcastle University): 'Protecting cultural heritage during armed conflict’. Part of @UniofNewcastle Discover programme:
Link: https://t.co/K2SN7F9iUo

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

@LOGGIAproject @Fr_Ripanti @TCDClassics @MSCActions @TCD_AHSS @vignalelab @SeSaLaC1 Ticket booked. Looking forward to hearing this.

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

@richardhosgood @wessexarch @mod_dio Ah, the old series B1B. One of my all time favourites 😇

[AMPHORA @AMPHORA_MHWB]

Our guidelines benefited enormously from the contribution of the archaeological initiatives that work with veterans and serving personnel. Their support and endorsement is hugely important to us: Op Nightingale; Defence Archaeology Group; @AVAR_USA @BreakingGroundH @DigWaterloo

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

We are immensely proud to have contributed towards @AMPHORA_MHWB guidelines for mental health and wellbeing in heritage, with @SolentUni and @_UoW. Check it out here 👉 https://t.co/Pqg3hKY6H9

[AMPHORA @AMPHORA_MHWB]

Delighted to launch our guidance documents today, on #WorldMentalHealthDay. The three toolkits, produced via rigorous stakeholder research, support heritage-based therapeutic initiatives to deliver mental health benefits to participants

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

It’s great to see all of the hard work finally come to fruition! Well done all!!

[AMPHORA @AMPHORA_MHWB]

Here we go then. Guidelines/ toolkits ready, press releases finalised, web pages set up. Have a great weekend everyone; Monday promises to be a busy day! See you back here

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

Let’s all send a little love during these times of turmoil and despair #Wellbeing

[MHC_UK @MHC_UK]

The #KindnessByPost Autumn exchange is open for registration! The theme is: "Letting go" 🍂🍁Sign up at https://t.co/sm5Aw5jQ0a by 9pm on Tuesday 4th October to be part of it!

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

We should all strive to be as inclusive and as aware as we possibly can. Well done @InstituteArch and @Genderintell for delivering this.

[AMPHORA @AMPHORA_MHWB]

Very exciting times here, as we gear up to a big launch on @WHO Mental Health Day on 10th October

[Dr Karen Burnell @K_J_Burnell]

Call for participation! @PaulEverill, Steven Cooke (@DeakinHeritage) and I are guest editing a Research Topic for @FrontPsychol about #Heritageandwellbeing. To find out more & get involved, click here https://t.co/ZZdAJtn8DR

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

Defensive Links: The military history of Burntisland community archaeology project - https://t.co/vG2sVwihA2

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

A new project for some of our beneficiaries through @wessexarch. Defensive Links: The military history of Burntisland community archaeology project - https://t.co/CQpEFP9Bi5

[Richard Osgood @richardhosgood]

The draft text of the Op Nightingale book is with publishers and now the pleasure of selecting photos with the incredible @beardysnapper and discussing wellbeing with @DickieBennett2 . Illustrations next then on the shelves in spring!! #Archaeology #wellbeing #veterans

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

@LenMiddleton @RestoTrust It’s about time Dr Harry Robson got his hands dirty! Keep up the great work all.

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

@RestoTrust @DigWaterloo @ThamesDiscovery @MatthewProject @access_ourwork @NASPTweets Looks like you’ve nailed it. Well done all!

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

This really was a fantastic project from an archaeological and social perspective. Bringing new people into heritage whilst establishing a fantastic community of locals with @AldbournArchive and our (ex)military participants. #Wellbeing

[Breaking Ground Heritage @BreakingGroundH]

Really important work that informs our pioneering research into what effects heritage can have on our wellbeing and why? @ArcherMHWB @AMPHORA_MHWB

[Defence Infrastructure Organisation @mod_dio]

Earlier this summer, DIO archaeologists led an excavation of a Saxon cemetery on Salisbury Plain, alongside military personnel and veterans on the #OpNightingale programme. Watch our short video featuring photography by @beardysnapper for a unique glimpse into the project: