Prescribing art for health: Atlanta conference to show how art can heal

A health conference series this fall in Atlanta will make the case that boosting arts access can improve outcomes in Georgia’s health care system.

The Healing Arts Atlanta program in October will follow a template rolled out in August at Healing Arts Scotland, its organizers told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The event in Scotland focused on using arts to address social isolation, youth mental health and dementia, said Nisha Sajnani, Director of the Program in Drama Therapy at New York University and co-founder of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, which is supporting the Scotland and Atlanta programs.

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