Canada Council for the Arts: The Rise of Social Prescribing in Canada
Article from the Canada Council for the Arts highlighting the benefits of Social Prescription and some incredible programs across Canada.
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Mass. starts country’s first arts prescription program for physical and behavioral health (Alison Kuznitz, State House News Service, WBUR)
WBUR article on a new social prescribing program developed by Massachusetts Culture Council and health-care provider Art Pharmacy.
The Future of Music and Arts in Medicine and Health (Conference) – Berlin 2024 – IAMM & ISfAM
This hybrid event will bring together medical and artistic experts, researchers, practitioners, and students from around the world, offering opportunities for collaboration and networking across continents and disciplines
Taking a look at ArtsCare (Dan White, Sydenham Current)
Sydenham Current article on the MAC’s ArtsCare initiatives and programming.
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.
Sound and sight: Anna Silgardo – We are all unique (Douglas McLean, Doppler Online)
Doppler Online (Hunstville) article on Anna Silgardo’s Artist in Momentum programming for self discovery, self awareness, and healing.
Mississauga Arts Council presents a two-year Pilot ArtsCare Social Prescription Program to Hon. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
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.
‘A prescription for fun’: How social prescribing is aiming to connect vulnerable Canadians to their communities (Erin Anderssen, The Globe and Mail)
The Globe and Mail article that explores pilot programming for social prescriptions.
Arts-based social prescribing comes to Stanford (Robin Wander, Stanford Report)
A new partnership between Vaden Health Services and the program Art Pharmacy taps into the power of experiences like taking a poetry workshop or attending a photography exhibit for enhancing student well-being.
In Warsaw, art brings solace and hope to Ukrainian refugees (Paul Waldie, Globe and Mail)
A “Slow-Looking” program at the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland is an innovative art therapy workshop for Ukrainian refugees.