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Resource: Music Therapy for Autism: How Effective Is It?(Elemy)
Article with resources on the benefits of Music therapy treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a complementary treatment alongside applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy.
Resource: How Art & Art Therapy Can Benefit Autistic Children (Elemy)
Article on the benefits of Art & Art Therapy treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a complementary treatment alongside applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy.
Resource: The Benefits of Writing on Mental Health (Mindless Doodle)
Interview discussion regarding the benefits of having a writing practise can have on our mental health and wellbeing.
Resource: FDA Approves Prescription Video Game for ADHD (Very Well Mind)
The FDA has officially granted marketing authorization to the first game-based therapeutic.
Program: Contagious Cities (Wellcome)
Contagious Cities was an international cultural programme which supported local conversations around the global challenges of epidemic preparedness. The programme was staged across four cities: Berlin, Geneva, Hong Kong and New York. It ran from September 2018 to December 2019.
Resource: Meditative Live Coding and Musicological Hindrances (Matthew Tift)
But if live coding is to become a meditative experience that
cultivates mindfulness, then we can start by recognizing how our ideas about musical works, music, and interpretation affect our experiences.
Resource: SOCIAL PRESCRIBING IN ONTARIO – Progress Report (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
Overview of social prescribing projects in 11 Ontario Community Health Centres
Resource: ARTS ON PRESCRIPTION: Improving health and wellbeing through arts participation (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
Slides from a webinar outlining several projects in the Toronto area linking culture and wellbeing.
Resource: Creating Health Communities Through Cross-Sector Collaboration White Paper (University Center for Arts in Medicine & ArtPlace America)
This paper presents a case for how collaboration among the public health, arts and culture, and community development sectors is critical to addressing the issues and conditions that limit health in America.