

Arts Nov 05

For decades, art therapy has been used to help patients. But today, doctors are looking at how it can also help health care providers.
By Elizabeth Flock
Arts Jun 13

New York artist Miguel Colon suffered for years before finally receiving a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, during a hospitalization. In the psychiatric ward, he did a lot of drawing, working on a graphic novel and realizing the “life-affirming”…
By Steve Goldbloom
Nation Oct 18

WASHINGTON — When Karen Pence found out that an art therapist in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico couldn't afford the clay her clients needed, she sprang into action.
By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17

The wife of Vice President Mike Pence has been a passionate advocate of art therapy for many years, including during her service as first lady of Indiana.
By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Apr 30

By Teresa Gorman
The New Jersey-based Combat Paper Project helps veterans make sense of their experiences in a constructive, safe and artistic environment. Veterans create homemade paper from military uniforms and cover it with art and more.
The 'Wounded Warrior' art therapy program at Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group helps soldiers at Fort Carson work through physical and psychological trauma after they return from combat. Their artwork is currently on display at the Fine Arts Center in…
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