Stronger Families Through Art Therapy: A Mixed Methods Programme Evaluation Study

Inclusion Criteria (family participant): * the caregiver (including parents, grandparents, family members or foster parents who perform the main caretaking responsibilities of the children taking part in SFAT) of a young child who can communicate in English and provide informed consent * the child is aged 7-14 years and can communicate in English * the family have one or more of the following identified challenges: (1) caregiver stress such as finances, household management, work and childcare arrangements, (2) caregiver struggles to find time for self-care and quality time with children, (3) caregiver has minimal understanding of the psychological and emotional needs of their children, (4) children face difficulties with emotional regulation and anger management * caregivers and children are from low-income families who receive financial assistance under the CHAS Blue card, ComCare financial assistance, and/or the MOE Financial Assistance Scheme Inclusion criteria (art therapist participant) registered art therapist based in the Red Pencil (Singapore) who are in charge of delivering the SFAT programme Inclusion criteria (community staff participant) \- community staff who provides assistance to the implementation of the SFAT programme Exclusion Criteria: * individuals who are suffering from depression or other major mental health conditions that would render their participation highly disruptive to others in a group setting, and/or cannot provide informed consent. Families will also be excluded if they are currently unstable (i.e. circumstances related to abuse/neglect), and/or have high risk of suicidal and self-harm behaviours. In the cases that individuals referred to the programme are not eligible, the partner organisations will assess their needs and refer them to programmes based on these needs. * participant is unable to provide informed consent