Healing Arts Palm Beach

This two-day event at The Society of the Four Arts, highlighting the scale and scope of the global mental health crisis, as well as advances in neurobiological research, focused on how art positively impacts depression and anxiety along with the benefits of social prescribing. Panel talks included contributions from Jill Sonke (steering committee member, JAHL), Audrey Gruss (Founding Chair, Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF)), and neuroscientist Dr Eric Nestler (Chair of the Depression Taskforce, HDRF).

6 January 2022 | Hope for Depression

Presentation @ The Society of the Four Arts

Audrey Gruss (Founding Chair, HDRF), and neuroscientist Dr Eric Nestler (Chair of the Depression Taskforce, HDRF) discussed the latest research on major depression as the leading cause of disability and suicide worldwide. 
Jill Sonke (steering committee member, JAHL) explored the value of public health plus arts and culture partnerships for increasing health, and equity in communities facing public health issues, including mental health, social isolation, collective trauma, racism, chronic disease, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 January 2022 | Healing Arts: A Model and a Movement

Panel Discussion @ The Society of the Four Arts

The Healing Arts Leadership team introduced an evolving initiative to advance multi-sector engagement and research on the health benefits of the arts. Initiated under the auspices of the WHO Arts & Health Programme, and as part of the UN’s Decade of Action, the Healing Arts model connects research, practice, outreach, and policy, and holds the potential to impact the lives of millions of people around the world.

7 January 2022 | Art Therapy, a Global Path

Presentation @ The Society of the Four Arts

presentation on art therapy as an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that empowers people to communicate feelings through the creative process of art-making within a therapeutic relationship.