Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health (University College London)
Article on UCL’s Art Cure book which looks at the last decade of UCL’s research into the relationship between arts and wellness.
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Why Music Moves Us: With application to dementia (Dr. Lee Bartel, University of Toronto, Music Care Conference 2025)
Dr. Lee Bartel on impact of music on dementia from the Music Care Conference 2025. Access slides and watch his interview on The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
Music Care in Action – Winter 2026 (Music Care by Room 217)
Winter 2026 Newsletter from Music Care by Room 217 WHAT’S NEW CHANGEMAKERS Julie Lambert is the kind of caregiver every person living with dementia hopes to find. In a Hamilton long-term care home, Julie uses music with intention, compassion, and skill to transform moments of fear into connection and calm. Trained through MUSIC CARE Certification, she knows not just that music works, but how and when to use it. One powerful encounter shows how a familiar hymn restored dignity, peace, and safety—without medication. LEADING EDGE A visit to the Royal Infirmary in Leicester revealed the quiet power of Healthcare Musicianship… Read More »Music Care in Action – Winter 2026 (Music Care by Room 217)
How the arts can help cure the loneliness epidemic. It’s called a social prescription and its catching on (Gail Lord and Lola Rasminsky, Toronto Star)
“Imagine if arts programs were considered part of our national strategy to combat mental illness and loneliness?”
Art lights up our brains and ignites action (David Suzuki and Jode Roberts, David Suzuki Foundation)
“When we encounter art — whether it’s a painting, dance, music or story — our brains engage networks tied to emotion, memory and empathy.”
Join us at the Music Care Conference 2025 by Room 217
You are invited to the Music Care Conference 2025 happening November 14, 2025 at Metalworks Institute in Mississauga.
Yes, Listening to Music Is Therapy (Daniel J. Levitin, The Walrus)
The Walrus: Music reduces pain, increases resilience, and reconnects Alzheimer’s patients with their memories. It’s time for science to take it seriously
Making arts and crafts improves your mental health as much as having a job, scientists find (Riane Lumer, CNN)
CNN article on the benefits of arts and crafts on your mental health according to studies published in Frontiers in Public Health.
Creative arts therapy can help healthcare workers experiencing burnout, researchers say (The Conversation, Fast Company)
“The creative process invites doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to remember what it means to be human, to be vulnerable.”
Researchers study how arts therapy can benefit health care workers (Hunter Boyce, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
“The University of Colorado research team has spent nearly two decades studying work-related stress” says this article.