Date of Award
Spring 5-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA - Master of Arts
Department
Expressive Therapies
Advisor
Denise Malis Ph.D, LMHC, ATR-BC
Abstract
This literature review examines the potential of collaborative art making as a tool to foster a sense of belonging in today’s gender and sexual minority youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ). Living with a unique layer of minority stress, LGBTQ youth are at high risk for developing mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation due to ostracization and rejection from their families and communities. By reviewing the implementation of collaborative art making to bring together other marginalized groups across cultural backgrounds as well as the use of art making with LGBTQ youth for purposes such as political activism, community outreach and self advocacy, it is concluded that collaborative art making could be a useful method to combat thwarted belongingness and diminish resulting mental health issues.
The author is a queer white millenial woman living in north eastern United States of America.
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Recommended Citation
Moran, Patricia, "Do We Belong? Promoting a Sense of Belonging in LGBTQ Youth Through Artistic Community Engagement: A Literature Review" (2023). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 619.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/619
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