Supporting Military and Veterans

Art therapy is widely accepted and used as an effective and needed treatment for returning military personnel suffering from PTSD and TBI.

Content from this campaign

Research, Reports & Publications

Art Therapy for Veterans, Military Service Members, and Their Families
Art therapy helps Veterans and military service members. The evidence is building, and the public is taking notice. The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) dedicates this special report to America’s Veterans, and highlights the ways in which art therapy is improving their lives.

Health & Healthcare

Art Therapy Benefits Combat Veterans with PTSD in a Randomized Trial
Ted Bosworth from Family Practice News covered a recent collaboration between the Hampton VA Medical Center and the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Art Therapy Program that represents the first of its kind: a randomized trial that examines art therapy treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within the VA.

Events, Media & Communications

AATA Report on Arts and Health in the Military Summit 2015

Events, Media & Communications

Learn How Art Therapy Helps Soldiers Returning from Combat Reveal the Unseen Trauma of War

Health & Healthcare

Art Therapy for Veterans
American Art Therapy Association

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