Art as Healing: A Community-informed Art-based Programme (CiAbP) for Reintegrating Ex-offenders Into Society in Nigeria
Trauma, Depression, Anxiety and Fear

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Trauma focused on measuring Trauma, Anxiety and Fear
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Community members with previous experience of trauma Aged 18+ years and are residents in areas including Lagos/Delta states and its environs. Able to give informed consent, Speak the English language, Able to partake in baseline, pre-, post- and three-month follow-up data collection. Exclusion Criteria: The exclusion criteria are those not meeting the study's inclusion criteria.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Community-informed art-based programme (CiAbP)
Government intervention involving media messages
The CiAbP sessions will cover relevant aspects of art, such as poetry, spoken words, painting, drawing, literature, and music, in tackling trauma and negative attitudes towards ex-offenders reintegration.
It will involve media messages from the National Orientation Agency devoid of CiAbP and other media sources on materials such as health and public awareness.