Three Glasgow initiatives have been chosen to highlight the impact of mental health discrimination.

The projects by Empower Women for Change, Monuments for Equality and Music Broth have been selected as part of the Anti-Stigma Arts Fund which will spotlight the discrimination faced by black and minority ethnic women, those going through the asylum process, and domestic abuse survivors.

The annual fund, now in its third year, is run by See Me, a programme to eliminate mental health stigma and discrimination.

It received 73 applications this year.

The three Glasgow projects make up half of the six successful applicants for 2023 to24.

Empower Women for Change’s project, Beyond the Canvas, will be shine a light on the experience of discrimination faced by black and minority ethnic women with mental health issues.

Farida Tukur, wellbeing coordinator for the Empower Women for Change project, said: "Beyond the Canvas empowers minority ethnic women to reclaim their narratives, express their resilience and break down mental health stigma through art.

"With the support of the Anti-Stigma Arts Fund, we are transforming lives and inspiring inclusion, one brushstroke at a time."

The Monuments for Equality initiative will present Monuments for the Present.

Francesca Zappia, one of the project’s artists, said: “This funding allows us to present the Monuments for the Present project during Glasgow International and Refugee Scotland festivals.

"Contemporary art platforms can become spaces for under-represented voices to claim and use when basic forms of civic representation, like voting, are not an option.

“Through self-expression, this project promotes the active and deliberate participation of people with lived experience of navigating the immigration system as a way to confront imperial legacies and to encourage a sense of belonging within public space and through artistic initiatives.”

Meanwhile, Music Broth will develop a community choir made up of female-identifying survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

The project will end in live performances at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival in October, including compositions from choir members.

Jen O'Brien, the founding director, said: "We are so delighted to be awarded this funding, which makes a huge difference to sustainably support our wonderful members of the Solace Choir."

Maeve Grindall, project officer for communities and priority groups at See Me, said: "This year we have funded six extraordinary art projects, each are looking at the different types of stigma people can face alongside mental health stigma.

"We are so excited to see the projects develop and grow over the coming months, and have no doubt that their impact will be felt for a long time beyond."