The Change I Want to See

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an essential quality of museum-based art therapy that supported healing and therapeutic change. Implications of the study are presented as three interrelated areas that emerged as important considerations for future research and partnerships between art therapists and museums. These topics include poetic verse as art-based inquiry; empathetic imagination in community art therapy; and an organizational structure for museum-based art therapy

https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=expressive_dissertations

Positive Art Therapy

Art therapy isn’t for everyone. While high levels of creativity or artistic ability aren’t necessary for art therapy to be successful,10 many adults who believe they are not creative or artistic might be resistant or skeptical of the process.

In addition, art therapy has not been found effective for all types of mental health conditions. For example, one meta-analysis found that art therapy is not effective in reducing positive or negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-art-therapy-2795755

Creativity and Recovery: The Mental Health Benefits of Art Therapy

The most important thing is that you should try art therapy only if you want it. Expressing yourself through art can be self-revealing and sometimes equally painful as talking. So, if you still don’t feel ready to try it, that is okay.

  • More than 3 million Thais live with poor mental health;
  • Every 9 mins 55 secs, one person attempts suicide;
  • Every two hours, one person is pronounced dead as a result of suicide;
  • More than 50,000 people attempted suicide in 2018;
  • There were 4,134 deaths registered as suicides in 2018;
  • Not all deaths were reported owing to stigmatization;
  • The government-run suicide hotline received 800,000 calls in 2018;
  • Less than 20% of the calls were answered by the hotline owing to a limited number of staff and lines.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/mental-health-investment-thailand/

The study notes that while Thailand has made important progress in addressing child and adolescent mental health especially in national policy and legislation as well as specific response in the health sector, there are still crucial gaps in addressing adolescent mental health such as inadequate budget, limited coordination among different service sectors as well as insufficient psychiatrists and skilled workforce across all sectors.

https://www.unicef.org/thailand/press-releases/alarming-poor-mental-health-trend-among-children-and-adolescents-thailand-requires

About eight in 10 Thai consumers have experienced mental health issues in the past six months, with stress (46%), insomnia (32%) and anxiety (28%)

8 in 10 Thais experience mental health issues, with Gen Zs feeling the loneliest
Using Art Therapy to Create Freedom From Depression
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The Change I Want to See is something about Mental health that I have experienced before.  For all depression and anxiety, I use art to cope with myself and talk with people I trust.

More than 3 million Thais struggle with mental illness. (World Economic Forum, n.d.). While Thailand has made significant progress in addressing child and adolescent mental health, particularly in national policy and legislation as well as targeted responses in the health sector, the study notes that there are still significant gaps in addressing adolescent mental health, including an inadequate budget, limited coordination among different service sectors, a shortage of psychiatrists, and an underqualified workforce across all industries. (www.unicef.org, n.d.)

I interviewed a few people, and one is an art therapist from Thailand. She said she used to do an online Open Heart club, free of charge, accessible to the general public. If I want to do an art club or community, I need a plan and funds. There is a lot of it that must use hidden costs. According to research, through various creative pathways that specifically enlighten meaning and purpose and heighten positive feelings and involvement, art therapy aids individuals in achieving greater well-being. Wilkinson and Chilton (2013)

Wilkinson and Chilton (2013) also draw attention to the unique advantages of the art therapy process to produce mastery and flow, to improve mood, and to inspire, create, and illuminate meaning considering the paradigm shift towards positive psychology. Because vibrant societies depend on creativity

Another group of people that I interviewed created an event called ‘Feel (in) Space’. It’s a painting picnic workshop with live music in a park in Thailand. They created creative and relaxed vibes. In the art club group, they have been trained to ask questions about ‘What’s going on lately?’. All the questions, they supervise by the art therapist and counsellor. This event keeps the vibe to be positive and uses positive psychology to help.

Creating a safe space is something that Thai people need. Thailand lack of a space where we can talk and create art. The Change I Want to See is Destigmatize Mental Health/ Well-being in Thailand. I want to create More Open Art Club/Communities/Safe Spaces that everyone can join to do art and talk in Thailand. Not just people with mental health issues but everyone feels free to join without any conditions. I am returning to Thailand this July to work with this space, and it will likely be the prototype and intervention for my final project. I must contact more art therapists and psychologists to help with the knowledge and details. I need to interview more people about the space I want to make, and it can be just an exhibition in July where people create their art pieces, do whatever they want and talk in a group.

It sounds like a significant change and a big one. I will start with a small step, and this project can change my life and maybe someone’s life too.

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Wilkinson, R.A. and Chilton, G. (2013). Positive Art Therapy: Linking Positive Psychology to Art Therapy Theory, Practice, and Research. Art Therapy, 30(1), pp.4–11. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2013.757513.

World Economic Forum. (n.d.). What Thailand can teach us about mental health. [online] Available at: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/mental-health-investment-thailand/.

‌www.unicef.org. (n.d.). Alarming poor mental health trend among children and adolescents in Thailand requires urgent investment in services. [online] Available at: https://www.unicef.org/thailand/press-releases/alarming-poor-mental-health-trend-among-children-and-adolescents-thailand-requires.

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