SELPh delivers participatory photography groups for people experiencing and recovering from mental illness. It is a way for members to express, and reflect upon, their everyday experiences through photography. It also gives communities a voice with which to contribute to a dialogue on health and wellbeing and tackle stigma around mental illness.

In summer 2019 SELPh ran a course of six workshops, with weekly themes relating to physical health, identity, community, dreams, and mental health generally. This event exhibits photos produced by the group members, who each bring their own unique perspective to these facets of mental health. It is accompanied by a collection of poems and photos from our partner project Spoken Word in the Community Hubs (S.W.I.T.C.H), which explores how to increase arts participation.

SELPh runs as a voluntary collaboration between members and group facilitators; researchers at King’s College London with a background in psychology, and is supported by the Health Inequalities Research Network (HERON).

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This event is run in conjunction with the Make Shift Foundation. Make Shift Foundation is a newly-founded charity which aims to widen access to enterprise and employment opportunities through the provision of training, by promoting access to affordable events and working space. For further information please see https://www.makeshift.org/make-shift-foundation.