Diplomprosjekt
Industridesign
Vår 2020
Institutt for design
Sexually abused children can sometimes struggle to do things to care for themselves. The demand for help was so great. Although effective treatments have been developed, they are not widely available, and sometimes when children try to help themselves they often make matters worse.This diploma is about helping children to recover from the mental effects of sexual abuse by using self-healing products. The target user group is 7 to 14 years old survivors in China, especially left-behind children.
Together is a mental health recovery toolbox containing different products to assistant a long-term self-healing program.
1. Physical grounding tools:
It is common for a survivor to experience vivid images of rape or sexual abuse, making them feel as though the event is happening all over again. These vivid images are known as flash-backs and are active memories of a past traumatic event. Children do not have sufficient expe-rience in finding calm but must learn to reduce discomfort in some ways. Grounding strategies and tools that can help children manage stress reactions and cope with flashbacks: Get ground-ed and focus on the present, so that they know where they are and that they are no longer trapped in a situation they cannot escape from.
2. Mind game:
This card game is useful for survivors to learn more about common reactions to trauma and PTSD. When they learn that the symptoms of PTSD are common, they will realize that they are not alone, weak, or crazy. This game can be played by single or multiple players. Conveying information about common reactions to trauma can be helpful, not only to the child but also to the people around him or her, including parents, teachers... Knowing what to expect and what reactions are most common can relieve adults’ worries that the child will not recover or will be damaged forever. This information can also be useful before a traumatic event, and thus can be used in a preventative format.
How to get this product:
If the survivor is unable to seek psychological assistance services for various reasons and there is no relative or friend to support him (for example, a sexual assaulter is a familiar person or his/her family decides to hide this matter), the survivor may see this product online or media, it can be booked directly through the Internet or telephone. If someone is a relative or friend of the survivor, they can also order this product and give it to the survivor. The non-profit organization will also give the product to survivors, and they will distribute this kit to schools, it is also an opportunity to give sex education for students.
I hope this product can help more survivors of sexual assault. Throughout this kit, I want to remind them that they deserve to take care of themselves and to live a fulfilling life. Re-covery isn’t an overnight thing so go easy on themselves, be patient, and use this healing kit. It’s getting help to minimize the effects of the mantel illness and promote recovery. Maybe with those products, they can cure themselves at home. Because “Things are going to happen that you don’t think you can handle but in the end the only person that can get you through something is yourself”.
Xiaotong Wang / wxtsandy@gmail.com / www.behance.net/wxtsandy
Together is a mental health recovery toolbox containing different products to assistant a long-term self-healing program.
1. Physical grounding tools:
It is common for a survivor to experience vivid images of rape or sexual abuse, making them feel as though the event is happening all over again. These vivid images are known as flash-backs and are active memories of a past traumatic event. Children do not have sufficient expe-rience in finding calm but must learn to reduce discomfort in some ways. Grounding strategies and tools that can help children manage stress reactions and cope with flashbacks: Get ground-ed and focus on the present, so that they know where they are and that they are no longer trapped in a situation they cannot escape from.
This card game is useful for survivors to learn more about common reactions to trauma and PTSD. When they learn that the symptoms of PTSD are common, they will realize that they are not alone, weak, or crazy. This game can be played by single or multiple players. Conveying information about common reactions to trauma can be helpful, not only to the child but also to the people around him or her, including parents, teachers... Knowing what to expect and what reactions are most common can relieve adults’ worries that the child will not recover or will be damaged forever. This information can also be useful before a traumatic event, and thus can be used in a preventative format.
How to get this product:
If the survivor is unable to seek psychological assistance services for various reasons and there is no relative or friend to support him (for example, a sexual assaulter is a familiar person or his/her family decides to hide this matter), the survivor may see this product online or media, it can be booked directly through the Internet or telephone. If someone is a relative or friend of the survivor, they can also order this product and give it to the survivor. The non-profit organization will also give the product to survivors, and they will distribute this kit to schools, it is also an opportunity to give sex education for students.
I hope this product can help more survivors of sexual assault. Throughout this kit, I want to remind them that they deserve to take care of themselves and to live a fulfilling life. Re-covery isn’t an overnight thing so go easy on themselves, be patient, and use this healing kit. It’s getting help to minimize the effects of the mantel illness and promote recovery. Maybe with those products, they can cure themselves at home. Because “Things are going to happen that you don’t think you can handle but in the end the only person that can get you through something is yourself”.
Xiaotong Wang / wxtsandy@gmail.com / www.behance.net/wxtsandy
