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ArticleHealth & social care in the community2022

Using photovoice to explore women's experiences of a women-only prevention and recovery care service in Australia.

Karen Dixon, Ellie Fossey, Melissa Petrakis

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  2. Through Their Eyes: Using Photovoice to Capture the Capacity-Building Journey of Long Covid Patient Experts.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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  3. Participatory Research with Persons who Experience Mental Illness in Occupational Therapy: A Scoping Review.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2024
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Karen DixonDepartment of Occupational Therapy, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1756-7241
Ellie FosseyDepartment of Occupational Therapy, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8002-5763
Melissa PetrakisSocial Work Innovation, Transformation and Collaboration in Health (SWITCH) Research Group, Caulfield East, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4885-932X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Women should be able to access mental health services that are safe, free from harassment and abuse. Yet, research indicates that women experiencing mental health issues are often not safe in mixed gender environments, and especially in inpatient settings. This qualitative study draws on a photo-elicitation method ('photovoice') and semi-structured interviews to explore women's experiences of a sub-acute women-only prevention and recovery care (PARC) service in Australia. Twelve women experiencing mental health issues were recruited via an aftercare peer support group for recent service participants. The women took photographs guided by the central question: 'What were your experiences of a women-only prevention and recovery care service?' They then shared these photographs with the researchers and each other, and described them in detail. Four key themes were identified by thematic analysis of the photovoice visual and narrative data: (a) Only women can understand what women go through; (b) I feel safer with no men around due to my history of trauma; (c) This environment feels safe, making it easier to talk and (d) Staff are accessible and make time for me to talk about difficult topics. Woven throughout the women's narratives was the expressed desire to feel safe and supported during the process of recovering. Aspects of service delivery that contributed to these feelings and facilitated shared support were also valued in this setting. These findings indicate that access to women-only services and peer support are not only valued by women experiencing mental health issues, but need to be more widely available to support their recovery. They also underline the importance of a trauma-informed approach for improving the gender sensitivity of services.

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Mental Health ServicesAustraliaFemaleHumansQualitative Researchgender and community carepatient safetyservice provisionwomen's mental health

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PMCPMC10087405

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