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Creative Arts Therapies Week spotlight: Music Therapy. Music therapy uses music experiences such as listening, playing, and songwriting to support emotional health, communication, and recovery for service members and veterans. #MusicTherapy #CreativeForces
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Creative Arts Therapies Week starts March 15. Creative Forces integrates art therapy, dance/movement therapy, and music therapy into clinical care for service members and veterans nationwide. Follow along this week as we highlight the impact of this work #CreativeForces
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🎉100K clinical hours delivered! Grateful for our creative arts therapists who have been supporting the health and well-being of service members and military-connected individuals through creative arts therapies since 2012. #CreativeForces #ClinicalMilestone #NEA
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Creative Forces creative arts therapists, Logan Walton, MA, and Danielle Kalseth, MM, MT-BC (along with her jam group), guided veterans, clinic patients, volunteers, and visitors in contributing to the Eagle River Nature Center mural. #CreativeForces #CreativeArtsTherapy #jber
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Today is National Dance Day! Dance along with our dance/movement therapists while celebrating the benefits of daily movement. Dance helps us feel more socially connected and increases our overall health and wellness. What’s your favorite dance move? #CreativeForces
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Shout out to Liz K. Freeman, BC-DMT & Erik Clarke, Ph.D. for representing Creative Forces at #MHSRS25! They shared how creative arts therapies and research are advancing care for military-connected populations. #CreativeForces #MilMed #CreativeArtsTherapy #WeAreHJF #MHSRS2025
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"Only by working...with children, families & partners can something like this be built & sustained." Learn how @greentrike_org became the first children's museum on a military base, creating a haven for military families at @JBLM_PAO: creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/n… #CreativeForces
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@NEAarts Creative Forces has published 30 peer-reviewed articles since 2016! Our 5 newest cover art therapy for PTSD, therapy masks, rehabilitation settings & more. Full clinical inventory available at creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/r… #CreativeForces #ArtsInHealth #VeteranCare
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The latest in our #MeetTheCATs series spotlights a CAT Day Celebration at the Youngstown VA @ClevelandVAMC! Creative Arts Therapists Karen & @gretchen_miller hosted veterans, families, & staff for a day centered around artistic expression & community. #CreativeForces (1/3)
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📺 A @CBSNews segment discusses how the arts promote healing & protect against illness. An uptick in "social prescribing" shows that the arts bring unexpected joy to patients during difficult times. 🔗: youtube.com/watch?v=gzMVLd57… #ArtsAsMedicine #CreativeForces @NEAarts @UFCAM
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This #MonthoftheMilitaryChild, learn how @greentrike_org created the first children's museum on a military base. Their Sparks program @JBLM_PAO gives military families creative spaces to connect & play through art. 🔗 : creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/n… #CreativeForces #PurpleUp @NEAarts
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In February 2025, we hosted our Community Engagement Grantee Convening at @NEAarts. The veterans, artists, and therapists who attended continue to inspire us! Some key takeaways here 🔗: creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/n… What continues to inspire you? #CreativeForces @Sosayweallsd
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🎨🎵 @BrushwoodCenter concluded its Veteran Residency Program, where veterans created watercolors & music inspired by Lake Michigan. This @NEAarts #CreativeForces funded program combines nature & arts for veteran wellbeing. 🔗 More: brushwoodcenter.org/initiati…
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Members of the #CreativeForces clinical team, Liz Freeman & Erik Clarke, presented research on "Changes in Interoceptive Awareness" at NCANS/@NIH on Feb 24. Key finding: Service members showed improved body awareness, w/ better results when depression & PTSD symptoms decreased.
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2024 #CreativeForces grantee #KilleenCreators was featured on @kwtx for its "Operation ART of Recovery" program, which helps veterans process trauma through art. @NEAarts 📺 Watch the full story: kwtx.com/2025/03/02/art-prog…
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Bryan Bales' "Battlemind vs. Homemind" explored veterans' transition challenges: "Discipline and order are fundamental to military life." This structured mindset contrasts with civilian flexibility where grey area thinking thrives. #CreativeForces #VeteranVoices (2/7)
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