Whether it’s music, clay or painting, research has shown that experiencing art makes us feel better. If only policymakers recognized the value.
Article in Healthing.ca by Robin Roberts
Chicago pulmonary and critical care specialist who cares for the sickest of Covid patients uses art to process their pandemic experience.
Though making art has long been regarded as a form of therapy through self-expression, recently the passive participation is now being assessed as a different way of improving mental health.
AGO creates virtual “Close looking” program to help prevent burnout in palliative care physicians.
From depression and concussion recovery to MS, arts have helped Mississauga residents take back their lives Article by Eva Amsen, Published on Forbes.com on October 19, 2021. “Doctors in Brussels are prescribing museum visits to their patients who are struggling with stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Museum therapy isn’t new and doctors in other places, such as Montreal, have also been prescribing visits to the local art museum as therapy. Not all programs are the same, though, but researchers have been studying whether these interventions are effective.” … “In 2018, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Médecins francophones… Read More »What Do We Know About Doctor-Prescribed Museum Visits?
Feature Article in Peel Weekly News on the success of the Arts for Mental Health Conference, MAC’s ArtsCare initiative, and the Arts for Mental Health Award.
Feature Article in The Courier Press Dan White’s experience attending the Arts for Mental Health Conference and how arts and creativity are powerful tools in improving mental health.
Written by Eva Amsen and published on Forbes.com on October 19, 2021
Mississauga Arts Council and Mass Culture hosted the highly successful first Arts for Mental Health Conference in Canada.
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