What is it about?
COVID-19 has brought to the fore the mental health crisis that South Africans are facing. There is a call for a re-structured and decolonized model of mental health care. This essay explores the ways that arts therapies are contributing to the development of an African-oriented model of care.
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Why is it important?
There is a dire lack of mental health services and a very small number of practitioners, facing an overwhelming need for psychosocial support in South Africa.
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This page is a summary of: A collective breath: Dreaming into a new model of mental healthcare, Drama Therapy Review, October 2020, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/dtr_00052_1.
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