Process and outcomes evaluation of a pre-academic arts program for individuals with mental health conditions: a mixed methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Garage is a multidisciplinary pre-academic arts school for people with artistic abilities who are coping with mental health conditions (MHC). The programme, supported by the National Insurance Institute and the Ministry of Health in Israel, is an innovative rehabilitation service designed to impart and enhance artistic-professional skills and socioemotional abilities to ultimately facilitate participants' integration into higher education and the job market.

Methods and analysis

This mixed methods longitudinal study will include an embedded design in which the qualitative data are primary and the quantitative data are secondary, thus providing complementary information. The study will examine the contribution of the Garage to changes in participants'

SUBMITTER: Salomon-Gimmon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661563 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature