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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Expansion of Creative Forces Healing Arts Network

November 19, 2019
Washington, DC —In service to our nation’s military service members, today the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Rural Health (ORH) are announcing plans to expand the telehealth component of Creative Forces®: NEA...
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Community Connections Projects are Next Phase of National Endowment for the Arts’ Creative Forces

February 21, 2019
Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts is launching the next phase of Creative Forces® by funding 10 Community Connections projects at 11 Creative Forces sites to develop community-based arts programs for military populations. These projects use the creative and...
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New Study Provides Insights into PTSD Among Military Patients

June 27, 2018
Washington, DC — A new study funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) reveals that art work created by military service members as part of their medical treatment for psychological health conditions conveys valuable information for doctors. This benefit is especially...
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Veterans’ Personal Stories and New Research Testify to Healing Power of Art Therapy

November 20, 2017
Washington, DC —In honor of National Veterans and Military Family Month in November, the National Endowment for the Arts is posting new resources at arts.gov as part of Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network . Personal stories and new research highlight both the...
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New Investments in Healing Arts Program for the Military

March 28, 2017
Washington —The role of the arts in helping heal the signature wounds of our recent wars is significant and expanding. Through its national initiative Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network , the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is adding four clinical sites to...
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Historic Healing Arts and Military Partnership Expands

October 25, 2016
Bethesda, MD (October 25, 2016) — American service members dedicate their lives and make incredible sacrifices to preserve our safety and freedom. Supporting a successful transition back into society, especially for those who have been injured as a result of their service, has...
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Creative Arts Therapy a Useful Tool for Military Patients

November 12, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announces expansion of the NEA Military Healing Arts Partnership , a collaboration with the Department of Defense that supports music, writing, and visual art therapy at military care facilities including the National...
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The National Endowment for the Arts Announces Expansion of Creative Arts Therapy Program

November 7, 2013
Washington, DC -- The National Endowment for the Arts announces the expansion of its landmark arts partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense to bring art therapy to military patients at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital’s satellite center of the National Intrepid Center of...
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Rear Admiral Alton L. Stocks, Commander, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, were at The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts to announce

NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces New Music Therapy Component of Operation Homecoming Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

November 16, 2012
The National Endowment for the Arts expands its landmark arts partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense to bring music therapy to patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center including patients at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) located on...
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NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Rear Admiral Alton L. Stocks Announce Operation Homecoming at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

December 14, 2011
"Trauma comes through the senses, and art can heal through the senses," said an audience member at the recent National Summit: Arts in Healing for Warriors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. For the first time, the National Endowment for the Arts' critically...