Reducing mental illness stigma and fostering empathic citizenship: Community arts collaborative approach

Ho, Rainbow T. H.; Potash, Jordan S.; Ho, Andy Hau Yan; Ho, Vania F. L.; Chen, Eric

doi:10.1080/15332985.2016.1236767

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“…Following a theoretical framework, we describe a community arts project that aimed to increase acceptance of people living with mental illness in Hong Kong. Whereas in another article, we (Ho et. al, 2016) described the outcomes and evaluation of this same project, in this article we aim to establish how the combination of compassion and the arts can stimulate citizenship as a means to promote inclusion for marginalised members of society.…”

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Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts: People Living with Mental Illness Need a Caring Community

Potash

2018

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Furthering social inclusion for marginalised members of society demands advocacy efforts focussed on holistic citizenship. Harnessing compassion, the arts can activate four component elements: narratives, actual stories and voices of members of a society; encounters, opportunities for dialogue among members of a society; reflection, values clarification and self-awareness and community, spaces that allow for creative engagement. This theoretical framework is demonstrated in an 18-month campaign designed to promote social inclusion by decreasing stigma and increasing public awareness of people living with mental illness in Hong Kong. The programme utilised an art exhibition created by people living with mental illness, guided relational viewing art-making workshops for the general public, and collaborative art-making opportunities. Integrating compassion and the arts into the citizenship framework provided participants with opportunities to engage with one another, clarify misconceptions and arrive at meaningful social policy programmatic initiatives.

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Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts: People Living with Mental Illness Need a Caring Community

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2018

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“…Huss (2016) and Huss, Kaufman, Avgar, and Shuker (2016) documented how such work can simultaneously address personal trauma and resilience while also fomenting community relationships, narratives, and meaning making. Others have demonstrated how the combination of art exhibits and response art can lead to stigma reduction and empathy, as well as problem solving and policy initiatives (Ho, Potash, Ho, Ho, & Chen, 2017; Potash, Ho, & Ho, 2018; Spaniol & Bluebird, 2002).…”

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Enhancing intergroup dialogues through art and art therapy

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Intergroup dialogue contributes to community development by providing structured and facilitated opportunities for narrative engagement and perspective taking that can foster social change. Both art and art therapy can be infused within intergroup dialogue to harness imagination and creativity in order to heighten reflection and promote emotional connections. An art therapy-informed model enhanced self-awareness, storytelling, and interpersonal interactions by helping participants discuss direct encounters of difference as well as specific events and people.

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“…Parkinson and Whiter (2016) describe art therapy, which carefully balances validation and challenge, and additionally offers parallel groups for family and friends. Ho et. al (2017) use a relational approach to advocacy to challenge stigma.…”

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Hearing Voices Movement and Art Therapy

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2020

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The international Hearing Voices Movement (HVM) offers a service-user generated approach to those who hear voices that encourages them to pay attention to their voices and their significance. Art therapists have been working with people with psychosis-related diagnoses for decades but there is little written on integrating the HVM framework.Attention to three main phases of adjusting to life with voicesstartling phase, organizational phase; and stabilization phaseoffers opportunities for art therapists to refresh their collaborative approach potentially using simple mindfulness techniques, studio environments, dialoguing with images, and advocacy.

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Reducing mental illness stigma and fostering empathic citizenship: Community arts collaborative approach

Cited by 24 publications

References 23 publications

Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts: People Living with Mental Illness Need a Caring Community

Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts: People Living with Mental Illness Need a Caring Community

Enhancing intergroup dialogues through art and art therapy

Hearing Voices Movement and Art Therapy

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