Creativity and Mental Health

Engaging in cultural activities improves well-being and mental health, particularly for people on the margins of society. Our research projects in this area aim to understand the impacts of this engagement, develop new approaches and share knowledge globally.

Manguinhos: Cultural Strategy as a Tool for Social Inclusion and Mental Health

Mapping local cultural initiatives in a group of Rio favelas to support vulnerable people’s mental health and influence public policy.

OLA – Studying Mental Health in Young People

Building resilience and resources to reduce mental distress in young people in Latin America

Building the Barricades

The international research project Building the Barricades investigated the impact of armed conflict and urban violence on the mental health and well-being of 140 thousand people living in Mare, the largest favela complex in Rio de Janeiro, which faces multiple stress factors and is, in its great majority, controlled by armed drug gangs and local militias.

PIECEs

Improving the wellbeing of people with psychosis in Pakistan and India through a participatory theatre technique.

We Still Fight in the Dark

An interdisciplinary study examining violence against women and girls (VAWG) among Brazilian migrants in London.