Implications of participatory methods to address mental health needs associated with climate change: Photovoice in Nepal

Elisabeth Macfarlane; Renu Shakya; Helen BERRY; Brandon Kohrt

doi:10.1192/S2056474000000246

Implications of participatory methods to address mental health needs associated with climate change: Photovoice in Nepal

Elisabeth Macfarlane, Renu Shakya, Helen BERRY, Brandon Kohrt

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Photovoice’, a community-based participatory research methodology, uses images as a tool to deconstruct problems by posing meaningful questions in a community to find actionable solutions. This community-enhancing technique was used to elicit experiences of climate change among women in rural Nepal. The current analysis employs mixed methods to explore the subjective mental health experience of participating in a 4- to 5-day photovoice process focused on climate change. A secondary objective of this work was to explore whether or not photovoice training, as a one-time 4- to 5-day intensive intervention, can mobilise people to be more aware of environmental changes related to climate change and to be more resilient to these changes, while providing positive mental health outcomes. Climate

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-35
Number of pages	3
Journal	BJ Psych International
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/S2056474000000246
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Macfarlane, E., Shakya, R., BERRY, H., & Kohrt, B. (2015). Implications of participatory methods to address mental health needs associated with climate change: Photovoice in Nepal. BJ Psych International, 12(2), 33-35. https://doi.org/10.1192/S2056474000000246

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