Article by Alison Kuznitz, State House News Services, Published by WBUR. July 5, 2024.
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Excerpt:
Some Massachusetts patients seeking physical and behavioral health care services could receive treatment in the form of arts and culture activities under a new model being embraced by state officials.
The Massachusetts Cultural Council, the state’s arts agency, has teamed up with health care provider Art Pharmacy, to offer art-based social prescribing, after a three-year pilot garnered positive feedback. The program represents the nation’s “first statewide arts prescription solution,” an intervention that’s already been adopted in other countries but not yet in the United States, the council said.