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This application will pilot a co-developed health system strengthening intervention programme in a South African district in order to determine its feasibility, appropriateness and limited efficacy in reducing readmission following discharge from acute psychiatric hospitalization. By generating preliminary data on the real-world implementation of a co-developed programme in low-resource contexts in South Africa, this application seeks to build on an existing foundation of research partnerships and local government collaboration to develop a transitional support intervention that could yield significant and tangible impacts on people living with SMIs in low-resource communities.",[27],"Mental Disorders, Severe",[29,30,31,32,33,34,35],"Severe mental illness","Community-based care","Family empowerment","Recovery","Hospital readmission","Deinstitutionalization","Integrated care","RECRUITING","2026-01-13",{"date":39,"type":40},"2026-01-14","ACTUAL",{"date":42,"type":40},"2025-08-01",{"date":44,"type":21},"2026-08-31",{"name":46,"class":47},"University of KwaZulu","OTHER",1,{"id":50,"slug":51,"hasResults":11,"nctId":52,"briefTitle":53,"officialTitle":54,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":55,"healthyVolunteers":56,"sex":17,"minAge":18,"maxAge":57,"enrollmentInfo":58,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":60,"briefSummary":61,"conditions":62,"keywords":67,"overallStatus":36,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":74,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":75,"startDateStruct":77,"completionDateStruct":79,"leadSponsor":81,"locationsCount":48},"100430131","exploring-empathy-and-compassion-using-digital-narratives-100430131","NCT04881084","Exploring Empathy and Compassion Using Digital Narratives","Learning to Care: Exploring Empathy and Compassion Using Digital Narratives","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* 18-35 years of age\n* Not currently admitted to a hospital\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Not in age range (18-35 years of age)\n* Currently admitted to a hospital\n* Attended the digital storytelling workshop and made a digital story used in the RCT",true,"35 Years",{"count":59,"type":21},80,[24],"Stories of suffering and struggle are shared continuously through digital formats such as internet videos, news stories, social marketing, and fundraising campaigns. Digital stories are often created and shared to generate awareness about a problem, impart knowledge on contemporary issues, or promote compassion. The practice of sharing critical life events and insights provided by these experiences are valuable for tellers and the listeners alike for catharsis, healing, reconciliation, and connectiveness. Portrayals of mental suffering are a matter of cultural and social interest as new media products become available to the public. Studies published since the 1990s overwhelmingly conclude that formal media depictions are biased, promoting the stereotype that people who suffer emotionally are mentally ill, dangerous, violent, or insane. Various agencies, organizations, and corporations are actively working to provide alternative stories\u002Fnarratives to mainstream media by means of video testimonials in social marketing and fundraising campaigns and, ultimately, by taking advantage of the Internet. The impact of this work is under-researched. However, preliminary evaluations of social marketing campaigns report mixed results and raise questions about their effectiveness. As well, the first-person narrative prepared digitally and shared online is also providing alternative narratives to mainstream media stories. People are increasingly using digital videos to share their stories, viewing this as an opportunity to understand their emotions and thoughts, come to terms with disgrace around sensitive, personal issues and marginalization while providing hope and encouragement to others. This proposed study focuses on the process of creating digital narratives\u002Fstories, especially stories of mental and emotional suffering, and their impact in terms of inciting empathy, compassion, and good citizenship among viewers.",[27,63,64,65,66],"Mental Illness","Stigma, Social","Compassion","Empathy",[68,69,70,71,72,73,63],"Digital Narratives","Digital Testimonials","Digital Stories","Social Marketing","Fundraising campaigns","Stigma","2024-07-25",{"date":76,"type":40},"2024-07-29",{"date":78,"type":40},"2024-04-01",{"date":80,"type":21},"2024-12-30",{"name":82,"class":47},"McGill University"]