Background: Starting in 2013, the Mental Health Youth Action Board, made up of 15 teens ages 15-18, was created to advise a large children's hospital on improvements in mental health care and produce social action projects to impact community perceptions of mental health.Methods: This participatory qualitative case study explored the experiences of 14 young people who participated in the Mental Health Youth Action Board between 2013 and 2016.Results: There were two higher order themes: process and outcomes. Process-related themes included how this was a unique leadership experience, the importance of the arts-based approach, and value of the intentionally constructed storytelling process. These processes led to youth growing as advocates for mental health.Conclusions: Arts-based approaches to social action that allow youth to share personal experiences of stigmatized topics can promote healing and support their growth as leaders.

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“有创造力，您将吸引更多人”：青年参加基于艺术的社会行动小组的经验，该小组旨在减少心理健康的污名。

背景：从2013年开始，由15个15-18岁的青少年组成的精神卫生青年行动委员会成立，旨在为一家大型儿童医院提供有关精神卫生保健方面的建议，并制定社会行动计划以影响社区对精神卫生的看法。方法：该参与性定性案例研究探讨了2013年至2016年间参加精神卫生青年行动委员会的14名年轻人的经验。结果：有两个较高层次的主题：过程和结果。与过程相关的主题包括：这是一次独特的领导经历，基于艺术的方法的重要性以及故意构建的讲故事过程的价值。这些过程导致青年人成长为精神健康的拥护者。