Tatriz: traditional embroidery with arabic speaking women

Access Alliance has been deeply involved in the response to the mass intake of Syrian Refugees to Canada, primarily in Toronto, through providing team-based primary care and community programs, such as this one. The aim of the Arabic-Speaking Women’s Embroidery Group was to: help participants build a sense of community and connection to one another foster a sense of connection to “home” through their embroidered artwork encourage self-expression through textile making by telling visual stories about their lives create opportunities for participants to use embroidery to share their stories with Canadians With the influx of Syrian refugees in 2016, Access Alliance was on the front line providing health and settlement services. Many refugees from the region arrived with a history of trauma and loss and there was an urgent need for accessible mental health programs. This video demonstrates how Access Alliance answered the call using art therapy and the medium of traditional embroidery. For practitioners, managers, researchers, and academics visit our Access Alliance Arts for Family Health digital resource hub: https://artsforfamilyhealth.accessall...