A small study revealed art therapy reduces anxiety in kids who suffer from asthma. Anya Beebe, an art therapist at National Jewish Health in Denver, led a study of 22 children between the ages of 7 and 14 with persistent asthma. Beebe and colleagues assigned one group of children to undergo art therapy along with [...]
For the projects made in the art therapy class at St. Joseph’s School for the Blind, there is more to the artwork than meets the eye. In honor of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, adult students from the New Jersey Foundation for the Blind visited Concordia Learning Center at St. Joseph’s to host art [...]
What’s the story behind a painting? For the artwork shown at the “Emotions Exhibition” at the Ulster Cancer Foundation in Belfast, the story starts with the cancer diagnosis. In honor of their 40th anniversary, the UCF chose to display projects from their art therapy program. Judith Cole of the Belfast Telegraph features a few of [...]
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, as many as 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. With no known cure, many therapists are looking for new ways to help those who are suffering. People with Alzheimer’s experience memory and/or speech loss and often develop problems communicating their thoughts and feelings. Recent research has shown that [...]
A group of Art Workshops have been started this month to help children express their emotions when dealing with mothers or fathers who have gone through or are currently being treated for breast cancer. “When a parent has breast cancer, it causes a big change in a child’s life,” said Dr. Michelle Schmidt, assistant professor of internal medicine [...]
Time and time again, research shows how crucial the arts are in helping a child’s development. According to Americans for the Arts, children who are involved in some form of art for at least three hours on three days of the week for a year are: 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic [...]
In a recent segment on ABC7 Los Angeles, the healing benefits of art therapy were explored. “When you start doing art and you’re using a different part of your brain, and you’re using both of your hands, you forget about the pain,” said Art As Therapy instructor Lisa Brown. People from all walks of life [...]
A group of youth offenders in the UK spent this summer participating in an arts program designed to provide an alternative to continual law breaking. Courses in painting, fashion, dance, and drama gave these troubled youth a productive outlet to channel their energy and a distraction from the temptation to break the law. Seven out [...]
What do Iraq war veterans, abused teenage girls, and patients suffering from mental illness all have in common? They are all reaping the benefits of art not only as an outlet for creativity, but as a means to build self-esteem and cope with their difficult pasts. Earlier this month, veterans returning from Iraq participated in a [...]
Did you know 2.3 percent of children under 18 in the United States have at least one parent in prison? Since 1993, Marilyn Gambrell, a former parole officer, has been running No More Victims Inc., a nonprofit founded to support children of parents serving time. Her goal is to utilize art therapy to help these [...]
