By Sherrica Thompson Staff Writer #Haiti, January 25, 2023 – The cholera situation in Haiti has worsened, with the country recording 496 deaths in nearly four months after the resurgence of cholera was reported on October 2 of last year. In a statement released on Thursday, January 19, the Ministry of Public Health […]
TCI community survey released as part of a new project launching #TurksandCaicos, January 25, 2023 – The social, economic, and environmental impact of Covid-19 in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is the focus of a community survey being officially launched today as part of a new European Union funded project: Resilient Community […]
By Sherrica Thompson Staff Writer #Jamaica, January 25, 2023 – Investigators in Jamaica have requested assistance from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other international partners to help investigate an over $2-billion fraud at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), where more than 30 people were affected. Dr. Nigel […]
2Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
3Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
4Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Crisis events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can have a devastating effect on communities and the care professionals within them. Over recent years, arts-based interventions have helped in a wide range of crisis situations, being recommended to support the workforce during and after complex crisis but there has been no systematic review of the role of arts-based crisis interventions and whether there are cogent themes regarding practice elements and outcomes. We, therefore, conducted a systematic review to (i) define the arts-based change process used during and after crisis events, and (ii) explore the perceptions of intermediate and long-term mental health benefits of arts-based interventions for professionals in caring roles. Our search yielded six studies (all qualitative). All data were thematically aggregated and