Kulturmetropolen

Over a priod of 2 years, Kulturmetropolen organize writing groups in 8 different municipalities for groups of citizens, who all have mental heath challenges. The classes are taught by professional authors, who all have experience in working with vulnerable citizens, and have insight and knowledge on how to create a safe environment for the participants. The aim of the group is not to professionalize the participants, nor to function as therapy, but to create a space, where they can reflect on themselves, have a break from the challenges, they face in other aspects of their life, and help them find other personal resources. Each municipality defines which group, they offer the writing classes to - users of the social psychiatry centres, people who suffer from stress or anxiety, teenagers with mental health issues or others. If social workers or others need to be present to help a citizen, they also participate in the activity, thereby creating a sense of equality, and avoiding the sense of being observed. a researcher from Human Health at The Southern University of Denmark is currently following two of the classes in order to establish the outcome, and whether the participants experience an increase in the sense of self-efficacy, quality of life etc.