Resource: Let’s get visual! The “art” of improving cognitive ability and mental well-being (McMaster University)
Dementia and mental well-being: art based therapy. Globally by 2050, estimated 150 million people with dementia.
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Resource: The Windsor Essex Compassion Care Community: 2020 Highlights and Results (The Windsor Essex Compassion Care Community)
“The Importance of Being Connected” program was found to increase awareness of the negative effects of social isolation and promote intentional and persistent reaching out to other community members in relational, emotional and practical support.
A research group involving the universities of Windsor, McMaster, Western, Toronto, Carelton, and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute were involved in program evaluation. A series of academic papers and presentations are in development based on this research.
Resource: Mental Health Support Webinar (University of Ottawa)
Susan Farrell: Defining The Royal, Key COVID-19 Effects Survey, Next steps, Responses from The Royal, Important lessons, Model of Interdisciplinary Care, Biggest Findings from C-Prompt, Key Considerations, Care in the time of Covid- how to maintain wellness & mental health for yourself & others.
Resource: Arts engagement supports social connectedness in adulthood: findings from the HEartS Survey (BMC Public Health)
Evidence-based research on arts and feelings of social connectedness.
Program: Write Around Peel (Writers Collective of Canada)
Open workshops where participants create first draft writing. WCC has 6 essential practices that allow our writers the ability to go deep. We encourage authentic writing!
Resource: Toolkits – TACLA (The Asian Canadian Living Archive)
A page detailing The Asian Canadian Living Archive (TACLA) and its ongoing efforts to create inclusive toolkits and documents. Currently shares an Artist Agreement.
Program: Arts Wellness at SKETFCH (SKETCH Working Arts)
Various food, art, and mental health resources for youth navigating or on the margins of homelessness.
Resource: CultureCase: A resource for the cultural sector (Kings College London)
CultureCase comprises a vast array of carefully selected academic research from universities and scholars around the world that can add value to the work of the cultural sector.
Resource: Qualitative findings from a systematic review: Visual arts engagement for adults with mental health conditions (University of Brighton)
Evidence-based research on arts and mental health.
Resource: Opera – Civic Impact Framework (The Association for Opera in Canada)
A civic impact framework that would allow its member companies across Canada to better understand and articulate the difference that these activities are making in the lives of individuals and in their communities more widely.