Art Therapy /tags/art-therapy Art Therapy en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 04 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT A St. Louis-area African nonprofit uses dance to boost African girls' mental health /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-04/a-st-louis-area-african-nonprofit-uses-dance-to-boost-african-girls-mental-health Vitendo4Africa is an African social organization in the St. Louis region providing dance therapy to African immigrant children weekly. Most of the children are either immigrants or the children of immigrants who struggle with depression and anxiety. Program director Faiza Muhambi says African children need dance to help improve their physical and mental health, which will benefit them educationally and socially. Thu, 04 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-04/a-st-louis-area-african-nonprofit-uses-dance-to-boost-african-girls-mental-health Andrea Y. Henderson To combat gun violence, this Metro East artist turns ammunition into art /arts/2022-12-19/to-combat-gun-violence-this-artist-turns-ammunition-into-art Mykael Ash uses bullet shells he finds on the ground as elements in his artwork to tell stories about racial violence, resistance, and history. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:18:58 GMT /arts/2022-12-19/to-combat-gun-violence-this-artist-turns-ammunition-into-art Cara Anthony How The CommUNITY Arts Festival Uses Art Therapy To 'Heal' A City Scarred By Violence /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-03/how-the-community-arts-festival-uses-art-therapy-to-heal-a-city-scarred-by-violence Paige Walden-Johnson originally founded the CommUNITY Arts Festival out of the need to support her friend Rain Stippec, a dancer who was shot eight times… Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:51:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-03/how-the-community-arts-festival-uses-art-therapy-to-heal-a-city-scarred-by-violence Lara Hamdan Getting mental health services in St. Louis can be tough — especially if you don’t speak English /health-science-environment/2017-05-31/getting-mental-health-services-in-st-louis-can-be-tough-especially-if-you-dont-speak-english Insurance coverage, transportation, child care and work schedules can all stand in the way of a person’s access to mental health services.For some St.… Wed, 31 May 2017 16:22:57 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-05-31/getting-mental-health-services-in-st-louis-can-be-tough-especially-if-you-dont-speak-english Music therapists' 5-year push for state certification continues /arts/2016-01-02/music-therapists-5-year-push-for-state-certification-continues Music therapists in Missouri who are fighting to institute statewide certification for the profession say that will improve access to patients and secure… Sat, 02 Jan 2016 14:23:49 GMT /arts/2016-01-02/music-therapists-5-year-push-for-state-certification-continues St. Louis Arts Therapy Organizations Give Kids With Cancer Positive Outlets /arts/2014-02-07/st-louis-arts-therapy-organizations-give-kids-with-cancer-positive-outlets Two arts therapy organizations in St. Louis will receive an influx in donations thanks to upcoming charitable concerts. Proceeds from the 4th Annual Pazaz… Sat, 08 Feb 2014 01:12:01 GMT /arts/2014-02-07/st-louis-arts-therapy-organizations-give-kids-with-cancer-positive-outlets Healing arts: Photos, paintings inspire and comfort /arts/2013-01-03/healing-arts-photos-paintings-inspire-and-comfort This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 3, 2013 - By the time Antoinette Crayton of Florissant finished radiation treatments after a… Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:19:25 GMT /arts/2013-01-03/healing-arts-photos-paintings-inspire-and-comfort Nancy Fowler