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Does prescribing participation in arts help to promote recovery for mental health clients?
1School of Nursing, University of Nottingham.
Background:
Although recovery has become the focus of mental health policy in the UK, few models of practice show how mentalhealth nurses may promote recovery through participatory arts.
Aim:
To explore the experiences of people who engaged with an arts on prescription programme.
Method:
This study used narrative inquiry and participants were interviewed three times over one year.
Results And Discussion:
Participants clearly benefited, especiallyin terms of having a "safe place" to come to, and from making new friends and experiencing peer support. It also enabled some to access education an d voluntarywork.
Conclusion:
Engaging with community based arts activities may provide opportunities for clients to make friends, become more socially engaged and have a greater sense of belonging.
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