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The Ontario Hospital Association found that social prescribing improved anxiety, depression, health-related quality of life, wellbeing, isolation, social connectedness and self-care. The Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP) launched an initiative to support the country’s caregivers. Read more from Hospital News “Caring for our caregivers: The power of social prescriptions.” https://bit.ly/46PGduc #ArtPharmacy #healthcare #socialprescribing #health #mentalhealth #HospitalNews #caregivers

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has released an advisory regarding the stress and mental health concerns facing parents and caregivers nationwide. He provides actions that we can all do to address and help overcome these issues. Read more in The New York Times "Surgeon General: Parents Are at Wits’ End. We Can Do Better." https://nyti.ms/3ADG7K2 #ArtPharmacy #healthcare #USSurgeonGeneral #stress #mentalhealth #parents #caregivers #socialhealth

The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region is implementing social prescribing to address its population’s health needs. By working with local governments along with health and social care workers, arts and culture programs and resources are available for individuals based on their interests and needs, aimed at improving their health and well-being. Read more in “WHO promotes social prescribing to improve health and well-being in the Western Pacific:” https://bit.ly/3SMHtbR #ArtPharmacy #healthcare #socialprescribing #health #mentalhealth #WorldHealthOrganization

Join us in welcoming Emily Devlin to our team as Head of Strategic Partnerships & Clinical Innovation. A Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Emily will bring her passion for expanding access to innovative mental and behavioral health solutions "I have always been all about finding innovative, scalable, and alternative ways to support mental health and wellbeing outside of traditional 1-1 care. Art Pharmacy is working to do just that through expanding social prescribing of arts & culture experiences to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes. I am excited to join the team and for this next adventure!"

As we age, we experience certain life changes that impact their mental health. Seniors may experience feelings of grief, social isolation, or loneliness. This World Senior Citizens Day, check National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) effective treatment to help older adults manage their mental health and improve their quality of life. https://bit.ly/3yfyPJg #ArtPharmacy #healthcare #socialprescribing #health #mentalhealth #loneliness #isolation #WorldSeniorCitizensDay #grief

“The idea of the arts as medicine is not novel, but there’s an emerging movement in the United States to bring social prescribing to the US health care system.” - Art Pharmacy CEO Chris Appleton. Read the full Boston Globe Media article here: https://bit.ly/3XNk2Cq #ArtPharmacy #healthcare #socialprescribing #health #mentalhealth #loneliness #isolation

We are happy to announce our proposal, “Innovations in Student Mental Health,” in the 2025 SXSW Conference! Voting for panelists is open on PanelPicker through August 18. We encourage you to vote for our submission here: https://bit.ly/3SLcLQ3 ⠀ #ArtPharmacy #socialprescribing #mentalhealth #wellness #SXSW2025 #SXSW #educationhealth #studentmentalhealth #universityhealth

The University of Utah Health published results to help lead to interventions that spark creativity and treat mental illnesses that disrupt certain regions of the brain along with evidence that creativity is a distinct brain function. By characterizing the brain regions involved in creative thought, the authors hope to inspire interventions to help spark creativity. Read the findings here//bit.ly/46AGykc #ArtPharmacy #creativity #brainhealth #health #mentalhealth #healthreport #loneliness #isolation

"This is the first time that we've been having a national conversation about young people's mental health. At the federal level, at the state level, at the local level, there has been this real effort to make sure that young people have access to the services that they need." - Kathleen Ethier, director of the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health. Check out more in the NPR article here: https://n.pr/3WULzBa #ArtPharmacy #health #mentalhealth #studentmentalhealth #youngadulthealth #loneliness #isolation

National Wellness Month is celebrated to focus on all aspects of health, including mental, physical, social, and emotional. This is a time to raise awareness in creating wellness goals, practicing self-care, and managing stress. We work with healthcare providers to integrate arts & culture engagements with protective and therapeutic benefits to well-being. Learn more about improving overall wellness at https://bit.ly/3YJLY8H #ArtPharmacy #health #mentalhealth #physicalhealth #socialhealth #societalhealth #healthcare #NationalWellnessMonth