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ART Rx: Here’s why the Mississauga Arts Council wants to start a ‘social prescription’ pilot in Peel

October 7, 2021October 12, 2021
programs

From depression and concussion recovery to MS, arts have helped Mississauga residents take back their lives Published on The Mississauga News website on October 7, 2021. When Christine Long learned she had multiple sclerosis, it hit very suddenly while she was walking across a parking lot. “It felt like something was tearing inside my brain,” she said, explaining she quickly ended up in hospital unable to use the right side of her body, unable to focus her eyes, sick to her stomach, speechless. “It was pretty frightening,” she said, remembering the long hospital stay and rehabilitation. When released from hospital,… Read More »ART Rx: Here’s why the Mississauga Arts Council wants to start a ‘social prescription’ pilot in Peel

Media Release: Mississauga Arts Council and Mass Culture partner to launch the first Arts for Mental Health Conference in Canada

September 7, 2021September 14, 2021
Conference, events

Mississauga Arts Council and Mass Culture partner to launch the first Arts for Mental Health Conference in Canada.

Federal election a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix the mental health system, says CMHA

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021
programs

The Canadian Mental Health Association calls on federal parties to ensure mental health care is a top priority in the upcoming election campaign.

Mississauga Arts Council receives Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grant for new Arts for Mental Health conference

August 20, 2021January 10, 2023
Conference, In the News, programs

Mississauga Arts Council receives Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grant for new Arts for Mental Health conference

Art of Wellness Documentary

May 31, 2021August 24, 2021
programs

The Art of Wellness documentary spotlights the important role of the arts and the positive impact that participating in arts-based programming has on our wellbeing, supporting people with high stress, anxiety and depression.

Resource: Music Therapy for Autism: How Effective Is It?(Elemy)

May 28, 2020January 27, 2022
Datathon Resource

Article with resources on the benefits of Music therapy treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a complementary treatment alongside applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy.

Resource: How Art & Art Therapy Can Benefit Autistic Children (Elemy)

May 28, 2020January 27, 2022
Datathon Resource

Article on the benefits of Art & Art Therapy treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a complementary treatment alongside applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy.

design@mississaugaartscouncil.com

ART Rx: Here’s why the Mississauga Arts Council wants to start a ‘social prescription’ pilot in Peel

Media Release: Mississauga Arts Council and Mass Culture partner to launch the first Arts for Mental Health Conference in Canada

Federal election a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix the mental health system, says CMHA

Mississauga Arts Council receives Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grant for new Arts for Mental Health conference

Art of Wellness Documentary

Resource: Music Therapy for Autism: How Effective Is It?(Elemy)

Resource: How Art & Art Therapy Can Benefit Autistic Children (Elemy)

The Arts for Mental Health Conference was funded through the Ontario Trillium Foundation and Mississauga Arts Council, and sponsored by the City of Mississauga, Bell and Alectra.