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Feb 22, 2024 · To address large crises such as the rising rates of youth mental health problems, interdisciplinary approaches to mental health promotion, prevention, and early intervention, such as arts-inclusive programs, are emerging as promising solutions across educational, community, and healthcare settings.
- For Managing Well-Being
- Neuroesthetics
- Mindfulness and Flow
- Benefits in Education
- Three Tips For Arts-Based Mindfulness
The relationship between the arts and mental health is well established in the field of art therapy, which applies arts-based techniques (like painting, dancing and role play) as evidence-based interventions for mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression. There is also growing evidence that the arts can be used in non-therapy contexts for...
With recent advances in biological, cognitive and neurological science, there are new forms of evidence on the arts and the brain. For example, researchers have used biofeedback to study the effects of visual art on neural circuits and neuroendocrine markers to find biological evidence that visual art promotes health, wellness and fosters adaptive ...
The arts have also been found to be effective tools for mindfulness, a trending practice in schools that is effective for managing mental health. Being mindful is being aware and conscious of your thoughts and state of mind without judgement. The cognitive-reflective aspects of the arts, in addition to their ability to shift cognitive focus, make t...
Despite increasing evidence published in top, peer-reviewed journals, on the measurable benefits of the arts in education, such as increased academic performance and the development of innovative thinking, the arts continue to be marginalized in education. Could the study of neuroesthetics finally provide the evidence decision-makers require to pri...
Make mistakes:Try something new and be willing to make mistakes to learn. Most artists practise for years before they are able to render something realistic, and they are willing to make many mistakes along the way, likely because the brain rewards learning. If you are trying this at home, don’t encourage anything messy with children unless you hav...
- Brittany Harker Martin
Jul 22, 2021 · Educational interventions engage youth using visual, literary and performing arts to combat stigma associated with mental health problems.
- Shivani Mathur Gaiha, Shivani Mathur Gaiha, Shivani Mathur Gaiha, Tatiana Taylor Salisbury, Shamaila...
- 2021
The arts can support mental health and well-being in health-care staff . The development of empathy through music and movement has been linked with lower stress and burn-out and higher resilience (452–454). Creative arts classes can enhance confidence, well-being, identity and self-care in both professionals and students (455–459). Music ...
- Daisy Fancourt, Saoirse Finn
- 2019
Sep 21, 2018 · Students who struggle with mental health problems might benefit from the arts. Every child should have access. Students should get opportunities for daily self-expression, yet many schools pay little attention to the importance of the arts to a student’s mental health.
May 16, 2022 · Art making reduces stress hormone levels and can help reshape and organize the brain to heal from trauma. Art reminds us that we can still create beautiful things in uncertain times, and often it’s just the escape that both students and teachers need.
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Feb 12, 2019 · New findings provide strong evidence that arts educational experiences can produce significant positive impacts on academic and social development for students.
