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Art as therapy

by saramartinez Jan 24, 2025 5 Comments 5 Links

#art, #arttherapy, #health, #mentalhealth, #therapy, #wellbeing,

Promote art as an alternative therapy for people suffering from mental health issues.

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Blinko on January 25, 2025 at 12:37 am
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Link: https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/03/art-...
In DRC, art is used as a therapy to heal trauma caused by war.

Art therapy helps heal the wounds of war in eastern DRC | Africanews
Link: https://www.africanews.com/2023/

Months of war in eastern DRC, have left survivors traumatized. In the displaced person camp of Kanyaruchinya near Goma, children are taught how to draw and cope with their trauma by a team of volunteer artists.

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Mike on January 24, 2025 at 11:42 pm
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Art therapy can also be very effective for soldiers who have PTSD.

Make Art or Die? For Some Veterans Creating Art Can Heal from Trauma - Independent Lens
Link: https://www.pbs.org/independentl

Meet the veterans using art as therapy to recover from trauma, and the organizations helping them reach their artistic potential.

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Tomwright on January 24, 2025 at 10:39 pm
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Link: https://theconversation.com/creative-arts-...
Check out this story on how art is being used to help healthcare workers deal with stress and burnout.
https://theconversation.com/creative-arts-therapy-programs-can-help-health-care-workers-dance-write-and-draw-their-way-through-burnout-and-on-the-job-stress-220034

Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers dance, write and draw their way through burnout and on-the-job stress
Link: https://theconversation.com/crea

Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.

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sunnyjim on January 24, 2025 at 9:21 pm
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Creating art is one of the most therapeutic experiences, which makes it perfect for anyone with mental health issues.

The Mental Health Benefits of Art
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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Clever Dick on January 24, 2025 at 8:19 pm
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Link: https://arttherapy.org/what-is-art-therapy...
Art has been used as a form of therapy for several years. It is actually a mental health discipline.

What is Art Therapy? - American Art Therapy Association
Link: https://arttherapy.org/what-is-a

Art therapy is a mental health profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.

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