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Transition Space at the Museum: A Community Arts-Based Group Program to Foster the Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Youths with Mental Health Problems

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
17 July 2020

Abstract

Transition Space at the Museum is a community arts-based group program aiming to foster the psychosocial rehabilitation of adolescents and young adults with mental health problems. In this pilot evaluation, we assessed the preliminary effectiveness of the program at improving participants’ well-being and social functioning. Following a mixed-methods, single-group, repeated-measures design, we collected data before, during, and after program from participants, clinicians, and close relatives using standardized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. We found converging quantitative and qualitative results supporting the safety and potential of the program to improve the way participants feel and function socially in the short term.

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Espace Transition au Musée est un programme artistique de groupe offert dans la communauté visant à favoriser la réadaptation psychosociale d’adolescents et de jeunes adultes aux prises avec des problèmes de santé mentale. Dans le cadre de cette étude pilote, nous avons évalué les effets préliminaires du programme sur le bien-être et le fonctionnement social des participants. En utilisant une méthode mixte, avec un groupe unique et des mesures répétées, nous avons recueilli des données avant, pendant et après le programme auprès des participants, cliniciens et proches à l’aide de questionnaires standardisés et d’entrevues semi-structurées. Nos résultats corroborent la sécurité du programme et son potentiel à améliorer le bien-être et le fonctionnement social des participants à court terme.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 39Number 1May 2020
Pages: 65 - 83

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Version of record online: 17 July 2020

Key Words

  1. psychosocial rehabilitation
  2. mental health
  3. arts-based program
  4. pilot evaluation
  5. mixed methods

Mots-clés

  1. réadaptation psychosociale
  2. santé mentale
  3. programme artistique
  4. évaluation pilote
  5. méthodes mixtes

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Kim Archambault [email protected]
Université de Montréal
Élyse Porter-Vignola
Université du Québec à Montréal
Marilyn Lajeunesse
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Victor Debroux-Leduc
Université de Montréal
Rocio Macabena Perez
Université de Montréal
Patricia Garel
Ste-Justine University Hospital Center

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