“…Amitim's flagship service consists of integrated arts‐based groups designed to facilitate a direct interpersonal contact to enable a meaningful dialogue and ongoing relationships between people with MHCs and non‐clinical community members while they jointly engage in a creative activity such as theatre, music, literature, etc. This aim is in line not only with the abovementioned contact strategy but also with mounting evidence that participation in arts‐based groups promotes personal growth, positive identity, self‐esteem and self‐awareness, empowerment, social inclusion and the development of personal and community resilience (Bosco, Petrini, Giaccherini, & Meringolo, ; Faigin & Stein, ; Holland, ; Lomas, ; Oren, Orkibi, Elefant, & Salomon‐Gimmon, ; Torrissen & Stickley, ). Each year, about 15 integrated arts‐based groups are offered across Israel, which meet weekly for 2–3 hr, for 3–8 months.…”