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Believe the hype
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May/June 2013, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
An arts festival is finding new ways to engage people from African and Caribbean communities with mental health issues. The Stereo-Hype Festival 2013, a partnership between Mellow an east London mental health programme, and national anti-stigma campaign Time to Change, took place in Newham, east London. It used drama, film, dance, spoken word, art installations to challenge mental health stereotypes within black communities. (Original abstract)
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival - promoting social change through the arts
- Authors:
- CLARKE Pamela, KNIFTON Lee
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(3), August 2009, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Now in its third year, The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is fast becoming a significant cultural annual event, which aims to achieve social change through the arts. Through innovative programming of arts events, the Festival explores the relationship between mental health and creativity, celebrates the artistic achievements of people with experience of mental health issues, and promotes positive mental health and well-being. It aims to promote the rights and recovery of people who experience mental ill health, while exploring mental health and inequalities that affect us all. The multi-arts Festival focuses on audiences' existing interests in film, theatre, comedy, music, literature and visual arts to tackle stigma and engage people.
The use of puppets with elementary school children in reducing stigmatizing attitudes towards mental illness
- Authors:
- PITRE Nancy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 16(3), June 2007, pp.415-429.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health reform has resulted in individuals with mental illness, who previously resided in psychiatric institutions, being moved into the community. These individuals potentially face multi-faceted discrimination, which may impair their recovery. Most anti-stigma campaigns have been directed at adults or adolescents. The authors targeted children in order to evaluate the effectiveness of a puppet program to reduce stigmatizing attitudes in grades 3 - 6 students in Canada. Children received a pre and post-test of their attitudes as measured by the re-factored Opinions About Mental Illness Scale. The experimental group watched a series of three plays in which hand puppets portrayed individuals with schizophrenia, depression/anxiety, and dementia. The plays were designed to challenge stereotypes and erroneous beliefs regarding mental illness, while appealing to children. Scores for the children exposed to the puppet plays improved significantly on three of the six factors of the OMI, including, Separatism, Restrictiveness and Stigmatization. Anti-stigma programs using puppetry show some effectiveness and should be further studied.
Using a school-based intervention to challenge stigmatizing attitudes and promote mental health in teenagers
- Authors:
- ESSLER Vicky, ARTHUR Antony, STICKLEY Theodore
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 15(2), April 2006, pp.243-250.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a school-based intervention involving a professional theatre company in increasing teenagers' knowledge about mental health issues, and promoting positive attitudes towards people with mental health problems. The study design was a non-controlled intervention study. Secondary school pupils knowledge about, and attitudes towards, mental health problems, were measured before and after an educational intervention using the “Mindout for Mental Health” quiz. Pupils' median quiz score was greater following the intervention than before it. Following the intervention there was an increase in the proportion of pupils giving correct responses to questions regarding the incidence of mental health problems, the symptoms of mental health problems, and, to a lesser extent the risk of violence perpetrated by people with mental health problems. In contrast, the proportion of students who correctly responded to questions about the discrimination faced by those with mental health problems decreased between baseline and follow-up. The author conclude that school-based interventions that are both educational and experiential have the potential to improve knowledge about mental health problems and decrease stigmatizing attitudes among 13 – 14-year-old pupils.
Tackling stigma in schools
- Authors:
- THOMAS Emma, MORGAN Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2006, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Raising young people's awareness of mental health issues is an important first step toward defeating stigma and discrimination. STIGMA is a collaborative project organised by the Inverness Self-harm Forum in an informal partnership with HUG (the Highland Users Group), the NHS Highland department of child and family psychiatry and Eden Court Outreach, which runs theatre groups for young people aged 12-18 across the Highlands. It aims to raise awareness of mental health issues among secondary school children in the Highlands through the use of drama, workshops and classroom discussion. This article reports on the findings from a formal evaluation of the 2005 tour.