Art and Healing Resources

VETART Force Impact Plan

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

Art Therapy Research

• 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
• Guide to Sleep and PTSD
• ​Creative Forces Summit: San Diego​
• Doctor's Prescribe Art

​EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY AND TRAUMA

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