Art could help people understand those with psychiatric conditions better as they reflect on how they view their world in their art.
Speaking at Off the wall art expo, an annual exhibition hosted by Fountain House, Rene Minnies said the organisation often encouraged those in the programme to showcase their art at the event "because artists with mental problems often don't get offered the opportunity to exhibit".
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