Personal Narratives From a Mental Health Community Art-Based Project: Insights From Collaborative Creation.

Community arts interventions demonstrate positive effects on mental health recovery by fostering creativity, self-expression, and social interaction. This study explores the participation process in the Artistic Couples project, which provides collaborative spaces for artists with mental health conditions and local artists. We followed up six artistic couples participating in the project using a narrative-in-action process over 6 months in various community settings.