TY - JOUR

T1 - Migrating art

T2 - A research design to support refugees' recovery from trauma - a pilot study

AU - Rose, Emma Elizabeth

AU - Bingley, Amanda Faith

N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Design for Health on 01/11/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/24735132.2017.1386499

PY - 2017/11

Y1 - 2017/11

N2 - An international challenge is presented by the unprecedented number of refugees worldwide, many of whom have undergone psychological and social stresses associated with migration and who consequently experience mental health disorders. A growing number of organisations recognize the role of art in supporting refugees to support recovery from trauma, and this pilot study in participatory arts is designed to contribute to the field. The research was undertaken with a charity supporting pre and post-natal women refugees who are victims of rape, trafficking, sexual violence, domestic servitude, and other forms of gender based violence and human rights abuses. The research explores the benefits of painting landscapes through re-imagining places experienced as a ‘safe-haven’, or journey towards safety. The research design is explored with a view to inform a further research study using the approach to evaluate a participatory arts workshop model that support refugees’ recovery and transition.

AB - An international challenge is presented by the unprecedented number of refugees worldwide, many of whom have undergone psychological and social stresses associated with migration and who consequently experience mental health disorders. A growing number of organisations recognize the role of art in supporting refugees to support recovery from trauma, and this pilot study in participatory arts is designed to contribute to the field. The research was undertaken with a charity supporting pre and post-natal women refugees who are victims of rape, trafficking, sexual violence, domestic servitude, and other forms of gender based violence and human rights abuses. The research explores the benefits of painting landscapes through re-imagining places experienced as a ‘safe-haven’, or journey towards safety. The research design is explored with a view to inform a further research study using the approach to evaluate a participatory arts workshop model that support refugees’ recovery and transition.

KW - Refugees

KW - research design

KW - participatory arts

KW - recovery

KW - re-imagining place

U2 - 10.1080/24735132.2017.1386499

DO - 10.1080/24735132.2017.1386499

M3 - Journal article

VL - 1

SP - 152

EP - 169

JO - Design for Health

JF - Design for Health

SN - 2473-5132

IS - 2

ER -