2006 No 2 - Creativity, culture and the arts

A special full-colour edition of Synergy focusing on the role of creativity and the arts in the promotion of good mental health and the effective treatment of mental health problems.

Please note: the online articles in this edition do not contain images. To see the beautiful images that accompany the articles, view the PDF or order a hard copy from MMHA.

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Art Projects at Harmony Place: Success stories from a Brisbane Mental Health NGO
Chinese Brushes Watercolour Painting Program Kin Ma: Kin Ma, Community Support Worker Outer Western Psychiatric Disability Services Association, Victoria
Cultural Meaning and the Arts Therapies in Recovery Joanna Jaaniste, Dramatherapist,Therapy and Recovery Service, Liverpool Fairfield Mental Health, Sydney South West Area Health Service: In this article Joanna Jaaniste uses case references from her own specialisation, dramatherapy, to explore the engagement of clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds, using the interventions of the arts therapies.
Horn of Africa Family Camp Mia Bromley, Program Director, Carlton Parkville Youth Services YMCA, Sarah Jane, Art Facilitator
inmyopinion Maria Teresa Montenegro-Vega: inmyopinion is a feature column where we ask individuals from a range of backgrounds and disciplines to address a particular issue. In this article, Maria Teresa Montenegro-Vega, consumer consultant at Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre, shares some experiences of her lifelong appreciation of art.
Painting the Illness Joey Windrich
The Hope Awards & Interview with Owen Elliott, Director of Matthew Heath: The story of the inaugural Hope Awards short film competition and & an interview with Owen Elliott, Director of "Matthew Heath", winner of Best Documentary
‘Food feeds my body but only music and dance can calm my spirit!’ Eugenia Tsoulis OAM, Executive Director, Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia

Multicultural Mental Health Australia is funded by the The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing through the National Mental Health Strategy.

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