Eight Workshops, One Goal
As part of Phase 3 of our research, we are running a series of eight arts-based workshops with a sub-sample of young participants (15–20 per group), delivered in collaboration with professional artists and community facilitators.
How a Workshop Unfolds
Poetry Workshops
Participants explore personal experiences of belonging, identity, and everyday life through guided poetry writing, working alongside a facilitating artist.
Step 01
Drama Workshops
Small groups develop short performance pieces, using movement and role play to explore stressors and moments of resilience in a supportive, creative setting.
Step 02
Storytelling Workshops
Participants share and shape personal narratives, supported by facilitators trained to hold space for difficult or sensitive material.
Final step
Why Arts-Based Methods
Why We Work This Way
Creative, arts-based approaches allow young people to express experiences that can be difficult to put into conventional research language — offering a richer, more human understanding of statelessness and belonging. Insights from these workshops directly inform our co-produced mental health resources and youth-led awareness campaign.
Explore What's Been Created
Poems, performance stills, and stories from these workshops are shared on our Artistic Outputs gallery.