Visual Communication
2019

People of immigrant and refugee background sharing experiences of mental health recovery: reflections and recommendations on using digital storytelling (Article in Press)

McDonough S. , Colucci E.
  • a Victorian Transcultural Mental Health, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University, MelbourneVIC, Australia
  • b Department of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom, Global and Cultural Mental Health Unit, The University of MelbourneVIC, Australia

Abstract

Ten individuals of immigrant or refugee background, who had experienced mental health or emotional issues, participated in an immersive workshop to create digital stories as part of a national multicultural mental health initiative. Known collectively as ‘Finding our way’, the stories combine the power of first-person narrative with digital technologies. Three years on, six workshop participants and two coordinators reflect on the project’s effects, and offer recommendations for conducting and evaluating similar projects in the future. Individuals experienced the project as personally empowering. The stories have been used to facilitate community and service-based conversations about diversity, mental health and recovery. © The Author(s) 2019.

Author Keywords

culture, cultural diversity, digital storytelling participatory methods Immigrants and refugees Mental health Visual methods Recovery

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060676269&doi=10.1177%2f1470357218820651&partnerID=40&md5=eb9d4b057cd168868e900a627ceb27bb
DOI: 10.1177/1470357218820651
ISSN: 14703572
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English