Resource: Toolkits – TACLA (The Asian Canadian Living Archive)
A page detailing The Asian Canadian Living Archive (TACLA) and its ongoing efforts to create inclusive toolkits and documents. Currently shares an Artist Agreement.
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Program: Arts Wellness at SKETFCH (SKETCH Working Arts)
Various food, art, and mental health resources for youth navigating or on the margins of homelessness.
Resource: CultureCase: A resource for the cultural sector (Kings College London)
CultureCase comprises a vast array of carefully selected academic research from universities and scholars around the world that can add value to the work of the cultural sector.
Resource: Qualitative findings from a systematic review: Visual arts engagement for adults with mental health conditions (University of Brighton)
Evidence-based research on arts and mental health.
Resource: Opera – Civic Impact Framework (The Association for Opera in Canada)
A civic impact framework that would allow its member companies across Canada to better understand and articulate the difference that these activities are making in the lives of individuals and in their communities more widely.
Resource: Arts, Health and Wellbeing: The Need for Robust Appraisal of Research in the Field (Colouring in Culture)
Much-needed (though understandably contentious) debate needed about the robustness/rigour of some arts and health research. Dr Stephen Clift is a veteran of the field here in the UK who is willing to speak out.
Resource: Music Therapy for Autism: How Effective Is It?(Elemy)
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)
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.
Resource: The Benefits of Writing on Mental Health (Mindless Doodle)
Interview discussion regarding the benefits of having a writing practise can have on our mental health and wellbeing.