Art therapies yield an 83% decrease in reported stress levels.

The arts can play a powerful role in treating the physical and psychological impact of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Art therapies address effects of TBI, yielding a 66% improvement with depression, 50% improvement with anxiety, and 83% decrease of stress.

Americans for the Arts. (2013). Arts, Health, and Well-being Across the Military Continuum: White Paper and Framing a National Plan For Action [Electronic version]. Americans for the Arts/National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military, 23. Retrieved 19 February 2018 from AFTA. Arts, Health and Well-Being across the Military Continuum: White Paper and Framing a National Plan For Action.

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