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01. WHAT WE DO

QEC's Early Parenting Services offer programs for families with children from birth to the age of four. We know that children develop very quickly during their first three years.

02. FAMILIES

02. FAMILIES

03. QEC SUPPORTING FAMILIES

03. QEC SUPPORTING FAMILIES

04. QEC TEAM

04. QEC TEAM

05. EDUCATION

05. LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

06. QEC TOUR

06. QEC TOUR

QEC has specifically built buildings at their Noble Park site, for families attending their DayStay, Residential and Group programs.

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07. VIDEO

07. VIDEO

Click the image above to launch the new QEC video tour via Vimeo. We're proud to showcase the facilities, programs and people that allow us to keep supporting families in our community.

08. HISTORY

08. HISTORY

QEC originated as a baby health centre opening in North Richmond in 1917. Over the years, it became pre-eminent in the provision of maternal child health care, and the training of nurses, throughout Victoria.

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09. FRIENDS OF QEC

09. FRIENDS OF QEC

QEC helps children and families get the best start. And you can help us do that. Your donation will go directly to our services supporting the children we care for. Please contact QEC reception on 03 9549 2777 or theqec@qec.org.au.

10. CONTRIBUTORS

10. CONTRIBUTORS

The partnerships and financial support QEC receives from other organisations are very important to us in growing our services and helping vulnerable families.

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11. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

11. Board Of Management

A 12 member Board of Management has overall responsibility for the governance of QEC (ref. Health Services Act 1988). The current President is Ms Susan Harper, OAM. Members are appointed by the Minister of Health and serve terms between 1 and 3 years on a voluntary basis.

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12. CORPORATE DOCUMENTS

12. CORPORATE DOCUMENTS

The QEC values transparency and accountability. We are committed to the open dissemination of information. In this section of our website you can access Annual Reports, Strategic Plan and other key documents.

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13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

13. Acknowledgement of Country

The QEC acknowledges Australia's first peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we work and deliver our services to families and their children.

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14. ENVIRONMENT & WELLBEING

14. Environment & WELLBEING

QEC appreciates how important our environment is for the health and wellbeing of our children, their future generations and ourselves. Sustainability is one of our core goals and we make determined efforts to minimise our impact on the environment.

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Key messages

The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program addresses maternal risk behaviours and provides women with support during their pregnancy.

The program targets pregnant women who are unable access antenatal care services or who need extra support because they are at risk of poorer health outcomes.

It works with women while they are pregnant until about four to six weeks after birth.

It operates in nine local government areas of Melbourne that have high numbers of births, higher rates of socioeconomic disadvantage and lower service accessibility.

The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program addresses maternal risk behaviours and provides women with support during their pregnancy. It works with women while they are pregnant until they are effectively engaged with Maternal and Child Health services after birth (usually four to six weeks).

The program targets pregnant women who are unable to access antenatal care services or who need extra support because they have greater health risks as a result of factors including:

socioeconomic status

culturally and linguistically diverse background

health behaviors

mental health

history of engagement with child protection services

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent

age

distance from services.

To meet the needs of this cohort, the program operates in the outer growth suburbs of Melbourne that have high numbers of births, higher rates of relative socioeconomic disadvantage and lower service accessibility.

Program services

The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program aims to reduce the burden of chronic disease and improve the health and wellbeing of mothers and babies. To achieve this, the program:

works to improve access to antenatal, postnatal and other health and human services

supports women during their pregnancy

delivers health promotion messages that encourage healthy behaviours during and after pregnancy.

The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program is not a clinical antenatal care service. Rather, it links women to existing services early, provides community-based support beyond what current services provide, and promotes continuity of care.

The program comprises the following services:

outreach to pregnant women who may be difficult to engage, or who have complex needs

community-based support to women, up to four to six weeks after birth

help for women to access clinical antenatal care providers and maternal and child health nurses

help for women to link up with health and human service providers as needed

health information and education, especially about the impacts of drug and alcohol use, smoking, healthy eating, exercise and breastfeeding

peer support from other pregnant women.

The program's model of care can be found in the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program description and the Service model for Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program.

Fees

Fees for using the Health Mothers, Health Babies Program are set by the community health fees policy. In line with the fees policy, a woman who is assessed as needing the program's services will not be refused access if she is unable to pay.

How women can access the program

Pregnant women can access the program through:

outreach from a community health service

referring themselves to the program

referral by a general practitioner, maternity services, material and child health services or other local services (such as mental health, drug and alcohol or housing services).

How to make a referral to the program

To make a referral to the program, contact a service provider on the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies contacts list provided. The preferred method is to complete a SCTT referral form (from the Department of Health & Human Services Service Coordination Tool Templates). Community health services in other local government areas may also offer services to women who are pregnant. Check with the specific community health centre.

Who delivers the program

The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program is delivered through local community health services. Clinicians employed in the program come from many professional backgrounds, such as midwifery, family support, social work, and maternal and child health nursing.

These clinicians can effectively link women to the broader range of services that operate through community health services, such as counselling, allied health and dental services, and other visiting services.

Healthy Mothers, Health Babies Program Local Government Area locations

Cardinia/Casey

Cardinia Casey Community Health Service

To make a referral: Phone 1300 342 273 or Fax (03) 8768 5174

Email: intakeCCCHS@southernhealth.org.au

For information about the program: Phone (03) 5990 6789

Frankston

Peninsula Health

To make a referral: Phone 1300 665 781

For information about the program: Phone 1300 665 781

Greater Dandenong

Greater Dandenong Community Health Service

To make a referral: Phone 1300 342 273 or Fax (03) 8558 9088

Email: intakeGDCHS@southernhealth.org.au

For information about the program: Phone (03) 8792 2200

Whittlesea

Plenty Valley Community Health Ltd

To make a referral: Phone (03) 9409 8724 or Fax (03) 9408 9508

Online referral: access electronic referral template via connecting care at www.pvch.org.au

For information about the program: Phone (03) 9409 8724

Yarra Ranges

Inspiro Community Health / Yarra Valley Community Health

To make a referral to Inspiro Community Health: Phone (03) 9738 8801
To make a referral to Yarra Ranges Community Health: Phone 1300 130 381

For information about the program: Phone (03) 9754 8963

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There are many media platforms we are able to take advantage of to raise awareness for the Inspire Project.
Such as:
Newspapers & Magazines: (online & print) - I could organize a story covering our project, or even take out an ad. This would cover a wide range of demographics.
Online: (world wide web) - Through experience in e-media, I could create us a website showcasing our cause. This would reach a big target audience - however would be limited to those with internet access.
Television: We could appeal to programs like A Current Affair, 60 Minutes or general news programs to showcase the facility and classes.
Radio: I could organize an ad on the radio providing basic information about the Inspire Project and our contact details.
Social Media: I could organize various social media pages to provide updates, images and other information. This would target a major audience - again limited to those with internet access.
Posters: I have provided example copies of posters to raise awareness. Posters are a multi-platform media as they can be used in print form such as physical posters, billboards, banners etc. but can also be utilized online through social media, the world wide web, email etc.

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According to this 2015 report, Frankston is one of the most disadvantaged suburbs in Australia. Therefore the Inspire Project believes that this is the perfect area to locate our project.

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A NEW report has highlighted Australia's most disadvantaged suburbs, where residents are more likely to end up in jail, unemployed and on low incomes.
The Dropping Off the Edge report - which looks at social indicators including long-term unemployment, education standards, domestic violence and criminal convictions - shows disadvantage has become entrenched in many communities.

In NSW for example, about 25 per cent of prisoners come from just 3 per cent of the state's postcodes. In South Australia, they come from 5.5 per cent of regions and, in Victoria, a quarter of prisoners come from just 2 per cent of postcodes.

Eight years since the first report, the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows remains in the most severe bracket of disadvantage.

Over the same time frame, the Geelong suburb of Corio has slipped two brackets, into the most severe band.

The picture in NSW is no less bleak, with nine of the state's 12 most disadvantaged communities seeing no improvement in their rankings and others also sliding backwards.

For example, the Sydney suburb of Claymore was in the second least severe of six bands of disadvantage in 2007. It's now in the most severe bracket.

There have been similar slides in rural NSW communities too such as Walgett and Lightning Ridge.

Produced by Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia, the report found the disadvantaged communities shared common characteristics. For example, criminal convictions were a dominant characteristic in about 70 per cent of these suburbs in NSW. There were also significant rates of adult imprisonment and juvenile offending where unemployment, low income, poor education and domestic violence were a feature.

Criminal convictions were also prominent in Victoria's disadvantaged areas, with the only exception an area where youth offenders were more prominent.

The report also found that the disadvantage in some of these areas did not seem to be improving, and the social support structures aimed at addressing chronic aspects of disadvantage were simply not working in some parts of the country.

The situation in Victoria paints a stark picture of the lack of progress, with 10 of the state's 12 most disadvantaged communities failing to improve their ranking since the previous report in 2007.

"There are a small but significant number of communities that we have failed. They need a new structure and a new approach," Jesuit Social Services chief executive Julie Edwards says.

Catholic Social Services chief executive Marcelle Mogg agrees there must be a new tailor-made approach that directly targets issues at play in individual communities.

Without that, she says the nation will not be able to ease the economic costs that come with social disadvantage.

"This report outlines that residents in these communities aren't just dealing with one form of disadvantage, but multiple, complex barriers to individual wellbeing and community participation," Ms Mogg said.

The report was compiled using Australian Bureau of Statistics data, and other resources such as NAPLAN results, and the Australian Early Learning Index, as well data from human services agencies across the states and territories.

A new website, which details the communities most at risk, has gone live allowing people to check on the social health of their communities via their postcodes.
MOST DISADVANTAGED SUBURBS:
NSW: Brewarrina (2839), Claymore (2559), Lightning Ridge (2834), Walgett (2832), Wilcannia (2836) and Windale (2306).

VICTORIA: Broadmeadows (3047), Corio (3214), Doveton (3177), Frankston North (3200), Maryborough (3465) and Morwell (3840).

QUEENSLAND: Aurukun, Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Mornington, Woorabinda and Yarrabah.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Anangu Pitjantjatjara, Coober Pedy, Maralinga Tjarutja, Peterborough, Playford - Elizabeth and unincorporated Whyalla.

TASMANIA: Break O'Day, Brighton, Central Highlands, George Town and Tasman.

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Once all information has been collected, stakeholders addressed, funds established, the PM will publish the plan and circulate between stakeholders.

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This is a document which indicates level of importance, relevance and viewpoint each stakeholder has towards the accomplishment of project.
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Additionally, I will set up and host a reading group. This focusses on having discussions about books (non-fiction and fiction) that deal with some of the issues that people face. This also helps participants learn how to construct and criticise literature in theory so they can apply these skills in practise.

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Participants will also have the chance to partake in a writing workshop. This is a one-to-three session workshop in which we will prepare creative documents (poetry, short stories, non-fiction, novels, novellas, etc.) collaboratively for publication in our published book.

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I will incorporate classes for people who want to focus on writing to relieve stress or cope with issues they might have. This is a twelve week class, in which participants will be taught how to write effectively in their chosen form of expression (poetry, short stories, non fiction, novel, etc.).

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Additionally, I plan to create a self-published book featuring interviews, art and written pieces created by the women who are engaged with The Inspire Project. The book will then be used as fundraising material for the project.

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In the communications aspect of my role, I will plan and create a monthly newsletter to be distributed to the women at the centre and the local Frankston community. The newsletter will detail the support and classes available from 'The Inspire Project', as well as any other information regarding special events within the centre and community. In conjunction with the publicity coordinator, I will create written promotional materials for the centre and also investigate using local radio stations and newspapers to advertise the centre.

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Your current customers and potential buyers want to know what you can do for them. Consider the primary ways what you are selling will impact their lives in terms of needs or wants. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach advises pointing out the return on investment customers will get from purchasing your products or services. Write persuasively as you acquaint your audience with the key features of your company's products or services. Aim to get your particular brand in their thoughts so they will act upon them and buy from you.

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About the Author

Lisa Mooney has been a professional writer for more than 18 years. She has worked with various clients including many Fortune 500 companies such as Pinkerton Inc. She has written for many publications including Woman's World, Boy's Life and Dark Horizons. Mooney holds bachelor's degrees in both English and biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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The Institute for Creative Health is one of the leading arts and health agencies in Australia and is recognised worldwide, largely due to our work leading the development of the National Arts and Health Framework. We are a national independent, not for-profit Australian organisation that advocates for the arts to be delivered within health and social service organisations and the broader community.

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Our mission

Our mission is to promote and develop the application of creativity and the arts for health and quality of life outcomes for all people in Australia, regardless of age, race, gender or religious or political persuasion.

To foster co-operation, information and resource sharing between groups and individuals to ensure effective and efficient use of arts and creative services to meet the needs of people with disabilities and/or disadvantage.

To provide a direct link, through consultative processes, with government and non-government organisations involved in, or intending to be involved in, the field of the arts and creative expression.

Events

9th Annual International Arts and Health Conference The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing will be held from 30 October - 1 November 2017 at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney.

The overarching theme of the conference is "Mental Health and Resilience through the Arts". Three key areas of practice and research will be explored: Mental Health and Resilience, Creative Ageing, Arts and Health in Hospitals, Healthcare Services and Health Promotion.

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ACAH is an organisation with outstanding international connections and stands alongside peak bodies in the UK (National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing); EU (Long Live Arts); USA (National Organisation for Arts Health, National Center for Creative Aging); Canada (Arts Health Network Canada). ACAH is also supporting new arts and health initiatives under development in the Asia Pacific.

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Our mission is to promote and develop the application of creativity and the arts for health and quality of life outcomes for all people in Australia, regardless of age, race, gender or religious or political persuasion.

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The organisation is free to join and offers events, a regular newsletter, training sessions, advice and support for artists, architects, clinical staff and service users - basically anyone with an interest in arts in health. LAHF currently has nearly 3,000 members from London and further afield.

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Can Art Be Medicine? - New Jersey Video Production Company

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created by Jason Schuler - http://www.awakenedfilms.com/ Awakened Films - Creative Visual Storytelling™ New Jersey Video Production Company In recent years there has been increased interest in the relationship between art and healing in the medical world. There has been a similar focus within the arts community.

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As the photography teacher, it is an important part of my role to create lesson plans outlining intended outcomes, materials needed and structure for each session.

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At this stage, project managers will look at these factors to share with relevant stakeholders.
-Resources: Volunteers and Art Tutors.
-Benefits: Mental Health Benefits for all involved.
-Financial Review/Costs: Fundraiser plans.
-Issues and Risks: Licenses, permits, govt. regulations.
-Stakeholder Analysis: Key contributors

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The first step would be to outline a Project Scope. Below is a template used by Project Managers for the purpose of  defining and focusing the project and its limitations.
-Purpose
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-Out of Scope (exclusions)
-Assumptions and Constraints

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Creating art is a very effective way to stimulate the brain and anyone can do it. Learn the many benefits of art and why it's so helpful for mental health.
"Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." - Pablo Picasso

There are a lot of misconceptions floating around about art.

Some think you have to be creating paintings or sculptures to be considered a real artist.

Others believe that you are either born with talent - or not.

Many are afraid that since they aren't very good at something, there is no point and they won't get any benefit from doing it.

Another myth is that you have to work with an art therapist to get any therapeutic benefit from doing art.

But we are all born with an innate desire to express ourselves and art encompasses a wider range of activities than you may have ever imagined.

Here are some of the best ways creative expression can benefit your brain and mental health to make you a happier, healthier person.

Creating Art Relieves Stress

Activities like painting, sculpting, drawing, and photography are relaxing and rewarding hobbies that can lower your stress levels and leave you feeling mentally clear and calm. ( 1)

Creating art provides a distraction, giving your brain a break from your usual thoughts.

The average person has 60,000 thoughts per day and 95% of them are exactly the same day in, day out! ( 2)

When you get totally immersed in a creative endeavor, you may find yourself in what's known as "the zone" or in a state of "flow."

This meditative-like state focuses your mind and temporarily pushes aside all your worries.

Leonardo da Vinci said, "Painting embraces all the ten functions of the eye; that is to say, darkness, light, body and color, shape and location, distance and closeness, motion and rest."

Creating art trains you to concentrate on details and pay more attention to your environment. In this way, it acts like meditation.

A popular art trend for stress relief is adult coloring books.

This idea was first popularized in France, a country that's number one in per capita consumption of antidepressants, tranquilizers, and sleeping pills. ( 3)

Some coloring books are created with stress relief in mind and have become an acceptable adult form of artistic expression.

Many art therapists are supportive of the movement and would like to see coloring become a gateway to reach those who could benefit from art therapy. ( 4, 5)

So far, this has worked to gently transition veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) into art therapy. ( 6)

Art Encourages Creative Thinking

Dr. Lawrence Katz is an internationally recognized pioneer in neuron regeneration research and author of Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises to Help Prevent Memory Loss and Increase Mental Fitness.

He found that mental decline was due mainly to the loss of communication between brain cells, not from the death of brain cells themselves. ( 7)

Dr. Katz coined the phrase "neurobics" to describe brain exercises that use your senses in new and novel ways, and creating art certainly fits this definition.

Art enhances problem-solving skills. ( 8)

Unlike math, there is no one correct answer in art.

Art encourages creative thinking and lets you come up with your own unique solutions.

Out-of-the-box thinking also stimulates your brain to grow new neurons.

Contrary to popular belief, creative thinking does not mean using the right side of your brain.

It involves getting both hemispheres of your brain communicating with each other. ( 9)

The concept of left-brain right-brain dominance never had a strong foundation in science in the first place, and now this theory has been totally debunked.

The most complicated functions humans perform, such as learning a language or playing or listening to music, require whole brain thinking. ( 10, 11)

More on Be Brain Fit:
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How Music Affects the Brain for the Better Meditation for Beginners: A Practical Guide for Success

Art Boosts Self-Esteem and Provides a Sense of Accomplishment

You may stick your kids' artwork on the refrigerator door to boost their self-esteem.

Hanging your latest work of art on the wall can instill in you the same feeling.

Creating art increases the "feel good" neurotransmitter dopamine.

Dopamine has been called the "motivation molecule."

It boosts drive, focus, and concentration.

It enables you to plan ahead and resist impulses so you can achieve your goals.

It gives you that "I did it!" lift when you accomplish what you set out to do.

Dopamine stimulates the creation of new neurons and prepares your brain for learning. ( 12)

You don't have to produce fine art.

Crafting hobbies of all kinds - knitting, quilting, sewing, drawing, photography, woodworking, gardening, and do-it-yourself home repair - increase dopamine, ward off depression, and protect the brain from aging. ( 13, 14)

Art Increases Brain Connectivity and Plasticity

Every time you engage in a new or complex activity, your brain creates new connections between brain cells.

Your brain's ability to grow connections and change throughout your lifetime is called brain plasticity or neuroplasticity.

Creating art stimulates communication between various parts of the brain.

In this way, creating art has been proven to increase psychological resilience and resistance to stress. ( 15)

It's thought that intelligence depends more on the number of brain connections than the size of your brain. ( 16)

Art Lessons Make Children Better Students for Life

Educators and parents alike have long suspected that music and arts programs make better students.

Now, with neuroimaging, science can finally back this up.

Children with musical training perform better in math, language, and reading. ( 17, 18)

Early music lessons enhance brain plasticity and increase blood flow to the brain. ( 19, 20)

There's evidence that the brain-enhancing benefits of music lessons received during childhood can follow through adulthood and last a lifetime. ( 21, 22)

The benefits of visual art programs are equally impressive.

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Art lessons increase brain plasticity, fluid intelligence, IQ, and attention.

They improve overall behavior and reduce impulsiveness. ( 23)

Unfortunately, budgetary cuts have slashed music and arts programs across the country.

Considering the lifelong benefits of art training, this is a short-sighted policy.

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Art Increases Empathy, Tolerance, and Feelings of Love

A study of over 10,000 students found that a one-hour trip to an art museum changed the way they thought and felt.

Students who visited a museum not only showed increased critical thinking skills, they also exhibited greater empathy towards how people lived in the past and expressed greater tolerance towards people different than themselves. ( 24)

Professor Semir Zeki, a neurobiologist at the University College London, discovered that simply the act of viewing art gives pleasure, much like falling in love.

Brain scans revealed that looking at works of art trigger a surge of dopamine into the same area of the brain that registers romantic love. ( 25)

For most of us, it's not possible to visit an art museum every day, but you can get your daily dose of culture with the Daily Art app.

This app shares an interesting background story on one painting masterpiece each day.

Art Improves Quality of Life for Dementia Patients

Art enhances cognitive abilities and memory, even for people with serious brain disorders.

Dementia is mainly thought of as a memory loss problem, but patients also experience symptoms such as agitation, aggression, anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

Drug treatment for dementia symptoms is generally not very successful.

When dementia patients are encouraged to create visual art, they derive obvious pleasure from it.

It improves their social behavior and self-esteem, and reduces psychiatric symptoms. ( 26)

Dr. Arnold Bresky is a physician who has created a program called the "Brain Tune Up" that utilizes art therapy for Alzheimer's and dementia patients. ( 27)

He has seen a 70% success rate in improvement of his patients' memories.

By drawing and painting, patients are increasing connectivity between the right and left hemispheres of the brain and growing new brain cells.

Art Eases the Burden of Chronic Health Conditions

Millions of people deal with chronic health conditions and the stress, anxiety, and depression that accompanies them.

In The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public Health: A Review of Current Literature, researchers analyzed and reported on the findings of over 100 studies done on the effects of art on physical and psychological health.

They found that music and visual arts affected patients in these positive ways:

Art let patients forget about their illness for a while, allowing them to focus on positive life experiences.

Creating art enabled them to maintain the identity of who they were before they got sick.

Creative pursuits gave them a sense of achievement.

Art helped them express their feelings.

Art reduced stress by lowering levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Dr. John Graham-Pole is a retired pediatric oncologist who wrote poetry to process some of the grim realities he faced working at a hospital. ( 28)

He developed informal art workshops to help both patients and staff cope better with whatever was happening to them through writing and painting.

He believes that "Art is a social determinant of our health. It doesn't cure a particular disease, but benefits whatever ails you."

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Art Is for Everyone

Unless you have a health concern, seeing an art therapist is probably not necessary.

ArtTherapyBlog.com puts it like this, "If it's therapeutic for you to draw or paint a few times a week (without an art therapist), then I would consider that therapy. Who says art therapy always has to be professional?"

Creating art isn't just for those born with talent or for those in a position to work with a therapist.

Art is for everyone!

Art Exercises to Do at Home

Albert Einstein said that "Creativity is intelligence having fun."

If it's been a long time since you had fun expressing yourself creatively, you might not know where to begin.

If that's the case, check out this list of 100 Art Therapy Exercises.

You don't have to have any particular artistic skills to get started.

Some of these exercises are craft-like, such as making a dream catcher.

If you are more into "cut and paste" than drawing or painting, there are several ideas for creating collages.

For those who are more analytical, you can start by creating a mindmap to visualize your thoughts or feelings.

If you don't want to share what you are doing with others, use sand, chalk, or water to create temporary art.

Buddhists create intricate sand mandalas, circular designs with concentric shapes, that are intentionally swept or washed away upon completion.

These creations are a meditation on life's impermanence.

Remember as you are creating that using art therapeutically is about the journey - not about the end product.

Creating Art vs Art Therapy

Anyone can benefit from creating art, but sometimes it's best to seek the help of a professional.

Art therapists are health care professionals with backgrounds in both art and psychology or counseling.

They usually have a masters degree and must complete 1,000 supervised hours working with clients.

Art therapy can be used to improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

You should consider art therapy if you are experiencing any of these situations: ( 29)

high stress occupation

mental health disorder

learning disability

brain injury

chronic illness

Art therapy is also recommended for children or teens who are having personal problems or trouble in school.

Art used as therapy has successfully helped people with anxiety, depression, addictions, PTSD, chronic pain, cancer, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder, dementia and Alzheimer's, and other serious health and mental health conditions.

The video below, Can Art Be Medicine?, shows some real-life examples of how art is being used as therapy.

Particularly moving is the story of a Marine with PTSD who used art therapy to express his pain in a safe way and help lift the burden in a way that nothing else had been able to do.

Within each of us lies a spark of creativity.

Now that you know all the benefits artistic pursuits can provide, I hope you won't put off exploring your artistic side any longer.

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Creating art is a very effective way to stimulate the brain and anyone can do it. Learn the many benefits of art and why it's so helpful for mental health. "Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." - Pablo Picasso There are a lot of misconceptions floating around about art.

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As Project Manager for this assignment, my role is to provide a vision and a detailed plan for the establishment of The Inspire Project. I will liaise with co-contributors to clarify roles and responsibilities, ensure scope is clearly defined and managed,   identify and resolve potential issues, monitor progress by maintaining team focus on desired outcomes and ensure budget and time frames are met.
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The aim of The Inspire Project is to provide at risk women with a safe collaborative space to feel a sense of belonging during pregnancy and beyond. We are a not-for-profit organisation and will rely heavily on fundraising and sponsorship. The centre will offer the women art-based therapy in the form of various artistic mediums. We aim to introduce women to a diverse range of artistic experiences whilst providing the opportunity to perceive and plan for a future despite the daunting challenges of parenting. The goal of the centre is to equip and empower participants to be independently successful parents, whilst opening doors for personal and economic future success beyond parenting.

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My role is to create propaganda and utilise media, such as photos and posters, to visually showcase what our centre can provide mothers and their children. My propaganda will detail and provide information about the various avenues in which mothers can obtain help and provide success stories.
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My role is to start a group which will be creating baby items through knitting, crochet and sewing and teaching the mothers these skills.  It is hoped that this group will be able to help the mothers by giving them a craft which can assist their mental health and also to provide a safe community space where they can talk to other women.

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