The author reports on the work of the Exstream Theatre Company, which toured schools with an educational drama programme about a young man's descent into psychotic breakdown. The programme was shaped by an advisory group that included members of a local Hearing Voices network, carers, drama experts and early intervention mental health professionals. The performances were followed by small discussion groups, where the audience talked about the play, the issues it raised, and about psychosis.
The author reports on the work of the Exstream Theatre Company, which toured schools with an educational drama programme about a young man's descent into psychotic breakdown. The programme was shaped by an advisory group that included members of a local Hearing Voices network, carers, drama experts and early intervention mental health professionals. The performances were followed by small discussion groups, where the audience talked about the play, the issues it raised, and about psychosis.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, schools, young people, drama, health education;
Reports on an early intervention service in North Birmingham which aims to stop young people falling into the downward spiral of chronic mental illness.
Reports on an early intervention service in North Birmingham which aims to stop young people falling into the downward spiral of chronic mental illness.
Subject terms:
intervention, mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, nursing, occupational therapy, treatment, therapy and treatment, young people, early intervention;