L2M- Launching BravoZulu Create

Transition and reintegration from service represents a profound psychosociocultural change for individuals who release from military service (i.e. Veteran). Service is impactful to health and wellbeing over the life course. Veterans represent a special population in Canada with heterogenized needs. Acculturation and loss of service identity presents the need for social reintegration and to restore identity through alternative roles (Thompson et al., 2017). There is a need to develop programs and services that reflect the heterogenous needs of Veterans. Community, belonging, autonomy, ability, purpose, and meaning of art and craft suit a myriad of transition and reintegration demands however access and resources to art and craft could represent barriers to participation. There is currently no online community that supports Veteran art/craft endeavours domestically nor internationally. Such a novel technology represents a valuable contribution to Veteran health by supplying a neutral space for Veterans to convene, share art/craft and learn as they choose as well as to co-create in a meaningful way.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jeff Larsen

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Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Social Innovation; Other

University:

Dalhousie University

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