They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
For those with mental health issues, the photographs they take can help them put words to their struggles, said Bernadette Behary, psychiatric rehabilitation director at Crosskeys Human Services Inc. in Brownsville. Behary runs the Photovoice program at the agency, which has clients take photos of places that are meaningful to them, and then describe a stigma they may experience as a result of a mental health condition in their own words.
âIt gives people a voice, basically,â said Behary. âIt empowers people who may be marginalized in society and who really canât speak out.â