{"id":1456,"date":"2021-01-13T18:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wexfordmentalhealthassociation.ie\/?page_id=1456"},"modified":"2021-01-19T16:24:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:24:22","slug":"discover-recover-theatre-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wexfordmentalhealthassociation.ie\/discover-recover-theatre-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover\/Recover Theatre Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mental Health Ireland in conjunction with Wexford Mental Health Association invite you to a Webinar to launch:<\/p>\n

The Discover\/Recover Theatre Project: A Social Impact Study<\/h2>\n

(An independent evaluation carried out by Just Economics in 2019)<\/h5>\n

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Tuesday 19th January 2021 at 11am<\/p>\n

The Discover\/Recover Theatre Project is a preventative mental health intervention that seeks to increase mental health literacy and reduce stigma through education and awareness-raising:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 A Testimonial theatre performance \u201cA Face in the Crowd\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Coproduction and sharing the lived experience of people with mental health challenges<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Mental health education workshop for young people<\/p>\n

Key finding of the report show that this is an effective approach that improves mental health literacy, reduces stigma and supports help-seeking behaviours among young people.<\/p>\n

The play was highly endorsed by the young people and 92% supported its staging in other locations.<\/p>\n

The project reached 1032 young people across 10 Secondary Schools in 2019.<\/p>\n

This webinar will show the very positive findings demonstrated in the evaluation; generate discussion from key stakeholders from Arts, Health and Education and explore sustainability for this essential mental health promotion project which has been proven to be a safe and effective medium of reaching young people.<\/p>\n

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Multi stakeholders Perspective on Discover\/Recover Theatre Project\u00a0-\u201cA Face in the Crowd\u201d<\/h3>\n

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You can see all of the benefits of the project from the corresponding info-graph.<\/p>\n

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Minister Mary Butler Launches Social Impact Study <\/b>\u2013<\/b>\u00a0Discover\/Recover Theatre Project\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<\/b>\u201cA Face in the Crowd\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n

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‘The Discover\/Recover Theatre Project’ is a preventative mental health intervention that utilises live drama performance to effectively increase mental health literacy, reduce stigma through education and support help seeking amongst young people.<\/p>\n

The project is a coproduction, sharing the lived experience of people with mental health challenges via the professionally produced testimonial theatre performance,\u00a0‘A Face in the Crowd,’\u00a0supported by a mental health educational workshop for young people.<\/p>\n

The key finding of the report show that this is an effective approach that:<\/p>\n

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  • Improves mental health literacy<\/li>\n
  • Reduces stigma<\/li>\n
  • Supports help-seeking behaviours among young people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The ‘A Face in the Crowd’\u00a0performance was highly endorsed by the young people and 92% supported its staging in other locations. The project reached 1032 young people across 10 secondary schools in 2019 alone.<\/p>\n

    This Webinar will share the positive impact findings demonstrated in ‘The Discover\/Recover Theatre Project: A Social Impact Study’\u00a0evaluation; generate discussion from key stakeholders from Arts, Health and Education and explore sustainability for this essential mental health promotion project which has been proven to be a safe and effective medium of reaching young people.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1452″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1610562324222{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1610970905120{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

    Photos of the\u00a0<\/b>Discover\/Recover Theatre Project\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<\/b>\u201cA Face in the Crowd\u201d<\/b>\u00a0Project Team and Events<\/b><\/h3>\n

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