Tainan tackles mental illness with art therapyBy Wu Chun-feng and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerChi Mei Medical Center and Chimei Museum in Tainan on Tuesday said that they are seeking to help people in the area regain confidence through art therapy classes as prejudices grow in tandem with sensationalized media reports. At an event at the museum, Tainan Public Health Bureau senior specialist Wu Chao-hui (吳昭慧) called on people to support and accept the 9,678 city residents who are under supervision because of a mental illness. Lin Ya-chi, an assistant at the Chimei Museum in Tainan, on Tuesday displays works of art created by people with schizophrenia. Art therapy is a good technique to help people with schizophrenia, as they can express themselves without language, Chang said. Art is at its essence medicine for society, Kuo said, adding that aside from offering art education resources, the museum also strives to bring art into everyday life.

Source: Taipei Times November 20, 2020 15:56 UTC