Applied Drama and Mental Health in North Belfast

该提案旨在建立在一个试点项目的基础上，该项目由自由应用戏剧主持人杰森·海因斯（Jason Hines）领导，在贝尔法斯特女王大学戏剧讲师大卫·格兰特（David Grant）的指导和建议下，通过该项目，一个与北贝尔法斯特灯塔组织相关的男子团体开发了一个简短的表演，以突出心理健康问题对他们及其同龄人的重要性。灯塔是一个自愿性组织，位于一个“界面”区域（天主教和新教区域的边界），为受自杀影响的人提供支持。研究表明，在与旷日持久的和平进程相关的持续的社会和政治紧张局势中，自杀在该地区很普遍，特别是在中年男性中（例如Tomlinson， M.（2012）“战争、和平与自杀：北爱尔兰的案例”，国际社会学）。自从几年前一位同学自杀以来，Jason一直以志愿者的身份在灯塔工作，他们邀请他向他们的一个用户组介绍一些基于戏剧的干预措施。试点的成功鼓励了他们发展这项工作，但工作的扩展需要David Grant更多的投入和资金来维持Jason在六个月的专业基础上的工作。贝尔法斯特社区戏剧项目有着悠久的历史，但互动应用戏剧技术的使用却不太发达(Grant， D。“池塘里的涟漪：北爱尔兰社区戏剧和互动戏剧的发展”（2006年），迈克尔·巴尔弗（主编）戏剧作为社会干预)。灯塔在城市中已经建立起来，作为极端需要的人的重要资源，但他们欢迎有机会扩大他们的工作方法范围，包括戏剧。因此，该提案旨在将这一需求与女王大学的相关专业知识联系起来。

This proposal aims to build on a pilot project led by freelance applied drama facilitator, Jason Hines, with the guidance and advice of David Grant, Lecturer in Drama at Queen's University Belfast, through which a Men's Group associated with the Lighthouse organisation in North Belfast developed a short performance to highlight the importance of mental health issue for them and their peers. The Lighthouse is a voluntary organisation based at an 'interface' area (on the boundary of a Catholic and a Protestant area) which provides support for people affected by suicide. Studies show that suicide is prevalent in the area, especially among middle-aged males (e.g. Tomlinson, M. (2012) 'War, Peace and Suicide: The Case of Northern Ireland', International Sociology ) amid the continuing social and political tensions associated with the protracted Peace Process. Jason has worked in a voluntary capacity with the Lighthouse since the suicide a school friend several years ago, and was invited by them to introduce some drama-based interventions with one of their user-groups. The success of the pilot has encouraged them to develop this work, but the expansion of the work requires greater input from David Grant and funding to sustain Jason's work on a professional basis for a six month period.There is a long history of community-based drama projects in Belfast, but the use of interactive applied drama techniques is less well developed (Grant, D. 'Ripples in the Pond: Community drama and the development of interactive theatre in Northern Ireland' (2006) in Michael Balfour (ed.) Drama as Social Intervention). The Lighthouse are well established in the city as a vital resource for people in extreme need, but they welcome the opportunity to extend their range of working methods to include drama. The proposal therefore aims to connect this need with relevant expertise at Queen's University.