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Assessing the impact of artistic and cultural activities on the health and well-being of forcibly displaced people using participatory action research.

Clelia CliniLinda J M ThomsonHelen J Chatterjee
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
The study expanded on arts and well-being research by exploring effects of cultural and creative activities on the psychosocial well-being of refugees and asylum seekers. By focusing on the relationship between arts, well-being and forced displacement, the study was instrumental in actively trying to change the narrative surrounding refugees and asylum seekers, often depicted in negative terms in the public sphere.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • public health
  • emergency department