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
• How does Trauma Affect Sleep?
• ​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