Mississauga Arts Council: Health Through the Arts (Rick Muller, City Life Magazine)
City Life Magazine article on the introduction of Mississauga Arts Council’s Pilot ArtsCare Social Prescription Program.
City Life Magazine article on the introduction of Mississauga Arts Council’s Pilot ArtsCare Social Prescription Program.
Doppler Online (Hunstville) article on Anna Silgardo’s Artist in Momentum programming for self discovery, self awareness, and healing.
On November 30th, 2023, Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) presented a new Proposal for a Pilot ArtsCare Social Prescription Program to the Hon. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.
Following their findings from the Arts for Mental Health Conference in 2021, Mississauga Arts Council created a Proposal for a Pilot ArtsCare Social Prescription Program. Written by art therapist Haley Toll, this pilot program is the next step to furthering MAC’s ArtsCare initiatives to make creative experiences and activities available to residents as a non-pharmacological solution to improving mental health.