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Art and Healing Resources

Online Resources

  • Resources for Student Veterans During COVID-19
  • SNAP Benefits
  • VA Housing Grants for Disabled Veterans
  • Current VA Loan Rates Available Locally
  • Top 60 Veteran & Military-Friendly Employers
  • College Resources for Veterans and Their Families
  • Top 10 Work from Home Jobs for Military Spouses & Veterans with Disability
  • Five Ways to Cope with PTSD
  • Trusted Military and Veteran Service Organizations
  • Highly-Rated Nonprofits Dedicated to Veterans and Military Service Members

CREATING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION

This white paper by Sonke, J., Golden, T., Francois, S., Hand, J., Chandra, A., Clemmons, L., Fakunle, D., Jackson, M.R.,
Magsamen, S., Rubin, V., Sams, K., Springs, S. (2019), models the kind of holistic care that VETART seeks to achieve through our programming. 

This paper presents a case for how collaboration among the public health, arts and culture, and community development sectors is critical to addressing the issues and conditions that limit health in America.

This white paper was drafted by a group of individuals working at the intersections of public health, arts and culture, and community development, brought together by the Creating Healthy Communities: Arts + Public Health in America initiative. Read the white paper below:

Standards of Care 
at VETART

VETART strives to provide service in accordance with the table to the right, labeled "High-Quality Care".
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VETART Force Impact Plan

As participants travel through the phases of the program at VETART, the end goal is more opportunity for that participant.
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Additional Resources

  • Examining Associations Between Montage Painting Imagery and Symptoms of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Among Active-Duty Military Service Members
  • Creative Arts Council Blog
  • Help.Org Resources for Substance Use
  • Information on PTSD from the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs
    • Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD (M-PTSD) for DSM-III
  • Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project
  • "At Any Skill, Making Art Reduces Stress Hormones" by Frank Otto
  • Information on Why Creative Engagements Matter from the Foundation for Art and Healing
  • "Issues in Defining and Measuring Veteran Community Reintegration" by Resnik et. al. 
  • The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
  • UCLA Arts and Healing Resource Page
  • "A Guide to Evidence-Based Art" by Kathy Hathorn, MA, and Upali Nanda, PhD 
  • Healing Photo Art: How Art Can Help Patients Heal
  • American for the Arts: Exploring the Potential of Arts in a Healthcare Setting
  • How does Trauma Affect Sleep?
  • ​Creative Forces Summit: San Diego​
  • Doctor's Prescribe Art
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​EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY AND TRAUMA ARTICLES BY CATHY MALCHIODI, PHD

  • A 2020 Vision for Expressive Arts Therapy 
  • ​5 Quick Facts About Art Therapy

VETART
School of Glass
and Ceramics 

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(760) 295-0799

2422 Cades Way 
Vista, CA 92081

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VETART 
School of Foundry


300 E. Alvarado Street
Fallbrook, CA 92028

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    • Gallery of Bronze Works
    • Participant Testimonials
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  • Donate
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  • Partners
  • Join the VETART Team
  • Contact
  • Soldier's Cross Program
  • The Pop-Up Café