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Active Minds, a national non-profit mental health resource for students, works with students on more than 350 campuses across the country to create an open environment in which students can discuss mental health issues and connect to resources they need. Art therapists can assist Active Minds Chapters in developing awareness events and educational presentations on campuses and serve as a resource for students. Click here to locate a campus or chapter
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Review this expanding resource center for journalists, researchers, educators, students, practicing art therapists, and other healthcare professionals to learn more about the profession of Art Therapy.
Tool Kits for Careers in Art Therapy developed in collaboration with leading employer groups to assist them to develop effective art therapy programs that produce results in growing career tracks.
Art Therapy Supporting Patient Care in Medical Settings: Tool Kit. Art therapy provides therapeutic, healing benefits for patients in hospitals and other medical settings. To view the Association’s newest Tool Kit and study model programs and read how art is being used to aid healing, please click here.
 Implement a Successful Art Therapy Program for Youth Affected by Traumatic Events and Health Challenges to initiate and enhance an art therapy program for young people that helps them build resilience, improve self-esteem and competence, and develop coping skills. Explore the many positive outcomes of an effective art therapy program.
 K-12 Schools & Art Therapy - Gain Important Education Outcomes: Implement a Successful Art Therapy Program within K-12 Schools links art therapists, who provide professional and instructional services to students, with more than 13,000 public school systems nationwide in collaboration with the American Association of School Administrators.
Older Adults & Art Therapy - Art Therapy: Enhancing the Lives of Older Adults provides links for senior living facilities, families, and community agencies to employ an art therapists for programs providing a safe, supportive, creative experience to help ease life transitions for older adults.
 Launching and Managing Your Art Therapy Practice. This Tool Kit assists practicing art therapists, new professionals, and students structure their practice effectively. The step by step guide and connection to resources is intended to be a convenient way for members to begin and continue to build a successful private practice career in art therapy. New information and practice management resources will be added to this on-line resource going forward. Members only access.
Health and wellness are often connected to art therapy. To link to current research, journals, and other resources related to art therapy, play therapy, the healing arts, creative arts therapy, expressive arts therapy and related topics click here
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The Association connects you to the important work of art therapists around the world who use the creative process to help people of all ages improve their health and well-being.
If you are a member of the national media or would like to locate an expert speaker, please email media@arttherapy.org.
The Association's 5,000 members are in communities around the world. For broadcasters, this means tremendous opportunities to localize your news. Many of our 38 chapters have personnel available to to help meet your media needs. To locate a local chapter, click here.
Special Events
 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day - May 9, 2012
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Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association is an informative member benefit that attracts a worldwide audience of art therapists who want to stay current in the field. Members receive the journal and archived issues FREE as part of their member benefits.
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