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  • Hopkins Releases Scoping Review on “Setting” for Psychedelic Experience and Launches Multi-Institutional Collaboration

    Psychedelic and vibrant colors and shapes

    As research grows, interest also continues to rise in psychedelic therapies as treatments for addiction and mental health conditions, including PTSD and depression. But how does the “set and setting” […]

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  • Veterans Use Creative Forces to Heal Invisible Wounds of War

    On Aug. 30, 2021, the United States officially withdrew forces from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war. The two decades of continuous conflict resulted in the deaths of more than 2,400 […]

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  • Arts in the Aftermath: Helping Kids Heal From Natural Disasters

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, natural disasters have further compounded the disruption to the lives of families and children across the United States. During one of the worst […]

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  • The Art of Coping with Survivor’s Guilt

    Losing a loved one is one of the most tragic experiences we can go through, an experience that has become all too common during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting grief […]

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  • PTSD and the Arts: A Path to Healing Our Healers

    More than two months into the pandemic, experts are raising concerns over the long-term mental health implications for healthcare and other frontline workers. Behind the hospital ward weddings, standing ovations […]

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  • Creative Forces: Improving Health and Wellness of the Military Through the Arts

    Dialog Series: Creative Forces

    Discover how the military uses the arts to treat the invisible wounds of war impacting our servicemen and women and their families. Members from Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts […]

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  • Dialog Series: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma

    Jim Gordon, MD presenting

    “There are two common and dangerous misconceptions about psychological trauma,” states Dr. James S. Gordon in the introduction to his new book, “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma.” […]

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  • Nigel Osborne: World-Class Composer Uses Music to Heal Children Traumatized by War

    Fear courses through your blood as the sounds of sniper shots surround you; the buildings you once recognized as your neighborhood are reduced to rubble on the ground. The destruction […]

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  • The Art of Recovering from War

    Future military doctors receive training in art therapy.

    White Coat Ceremony at USU

    The military face many health risks and challenges on the battlefield, but the scars they carry are not always visible. While physical injuries are on the decline in recent years, […]

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  • Creative Forces: Healing Arts for the Military

    Military service member painting

    On Memorial Day, we honor members of the military who made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our country’s liberty. We also pay homage to those who returned home bearing the […]

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