Summit Brings Together Diverse Cross-Section of Experts from Multiple Sectors

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Americans for the Arts announced today their third national summit of the National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military taking place on Friday, February 27, 2015. The summit is sponsored by Americans for the Arts and the National Center of Complementary and Integrative Heath/National Institutes of Health, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, and is open to the media.
 
“It is critical that we address the needs of service members and their families, from pre-deployment, deployment, to reintegration into civilian life,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “While the arts and military connection is stronger than ever today, there is still much to explore about the many powerful benefits of arts and health programming in the military.”
 
Symposia and break-out group discussions will examine the current evidence base for the efficacy of the arts and creative art therapies in helping service members and veterans recover from illness and injury, with an emphasis on current topics of interest to military and veterans health, including resilience, physical and psychological healing, family strengthening, and reintegration.
 
Details on the summit, including information for the media, are available in the press release. Follow the event on Twitter @Americans4Arts! #ArtsMilSummit