"Social Justice is the foundation of community health"
--Community Health Works
--Community Health Works
| CGHC/ACC Video Voice Project |
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CGHC, a member of REACH NOLA’s Health and Resilience Project Council, is partnering with the Algiers Community Collective to launch the CGHC-ACC Video Voice Project. This six-month project will attempt to address Algiers mental health crisis by using the Video Voice technique to enhance community engagement. Through our many Health and Resilience activities and services, we have been committed to addressing the mental health crisis in the Algiers neighborhood. Although the provision of these services is essential, it is not enough. As a free walk-in clinic we are using standardized instruments in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions in our patients. We do recognize that too much focus is placed on the negative effects of disasters and not enough emphasis on survivors’ stories about coping. Therefore we propose a partnered project where proactive identification of coping mechanisms are encouraged and nurtured as part of our contribution to the Health and resilience of our community members. This project will be modeled after the Central City Video Voice Project. The Central City Video Voice pilot project took place from February - August 2008. Initial evaluation data of that project revealed an impressive potential to engage community and to enhance health and resilience in underserved New Orleans communities through a participatory filmmaking process. |
