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- Title
Development and evaluation of a pilot filmmaking project for rural youth with a serious mental illness.
- Authors
Boyd, Candice
- Abstract
Six young people from the Grampians region of Victoria who had serious mental illnesses took part in a creative arts project that taught them filmmaking skills and techniques over a five-week period. The project was evaluated using a mixed-method approach. Statistically significant improvements were found in quality of life and social connectedness, post-program. Interviews revealed that participants benefited through increased social connections, increased motivation and confidence, increased insight and community awareness, and the development of new skills. This project indicates the potential for filmmaking to engage rural youth with serious mental illnesses in an activity that has a range of benefits for the process of recovery.
- Subjects
VICTORIA; EDUCATION of youth with intellectual disabilities; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; FILMMAKING education; COMMUNITY arts projects; RURAL youth; SOCIAL interaction; EDUCATION; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Youth Studies Australia, 2010, Vol 29, Issue 3, p27
- ISSN
1038-2569
- Publication type
Article