Black men’s conversations about mental health through photos

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21724704
AutoresFrank Keating (0000-0002-5630-7437, Royal Holloway University of London, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume20
Fascículo3
Páginas755-772
Data de publicação2021-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1473-3250 • E-ISSN: 1741-3117
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1473325020922293
OpenAlexW3021711930
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas15

This paper presents findings from a photovoice project that was aimed at engaging with a diverse range of black men in a London Borough. The key objectives were to find a different way to get men to talk about their concerns and to raise awareness about mental health. Photovoice is a participatory research action technique that was developed to enable communities to document their concerns and experiences of community life that is meaningful to them. Nineteen men participated in the project. It has been suggested that men, in particular, black men do not find it easy to talk about mental health issues. This study found that through the use of photovoice methods, black men were able to talk about a range of emotions when they were offered the right medium and safe spaces to share their experiences. It found that they can and want to take control of their lives, but at times may require life skills training. Another finding was that black men have to balance expectations about being strong whilst ‘containing’ vulnerabilities in racialised contexts – being hard on the outside and human on the inside, and that their experiences are characterised by journeys of significant struggle and resilience in the face of adversity. The paper concludes that mental health services should find ways of engaging with black men differently, i.e. reaching out rather than the traditional mantra of ‘outreach’

Attendance · Community-based participatory research · Mantra · Mental health · Outreach · Participatory action research · Photovoice · Political science · Psychological resilience · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Gender Studies · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology