Tell My Story: Narrative Medicine as a Unique Approach to Forensic Mental Health Intervention

Occupational therapy built its foundation on work in the mental health field, but only about 2.4% of occupational therapy practitioners work in mental health settings (American Occupational Therapy Association, 2015), and burnout among that small percentage causes high turnover rates and low job satisfaction in this critical setting (Scanlan & Still, 2013). The need for help in this setting is considerable, with some 4.4% of the global population estimated to have clinical depression and