Research Projects
Explore current and previous initiatives from the Lab and its affiliates furthering the evidence of the impact of the arts on health
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Research Project
Emergency Smile Research Project
This research project will assess the emotional and psycho-social impact of healthcare clowning activities for both unaccompanied minors and the aid workers supporting forced migrants in Lesvos, Greece.
Lead Researchers
E A Salvadori
Lead Institutions
Red Noses International, NYU Steinhardt
Status
In Progress
Type
Mixed-methods evaluation
Research Project
Arts & Youth Mental Health
This research project aims to understand the role of arts engagement in supporting young people's mental health with a view to develop a technical brief to guide policy. Arts-based programs can promote healthy youth development by improving problem-solving skills, social competence, and a sense of purpose while helping to alleviate feelings of isolation and loneliness (Golden et. al, 2024).
Lead Researchers
N Sajnani, N Fietje
Lead Institutions
NYU Steinhardt, WHO Europe
Status
In-progress
Type
Report
Research Project
AIM-Greenland
Mental health in Greenland is a significant national social and public health issue. This project will design, pilot, and evaluate an evidence-informed arts and health intervention intended to positively impact the mental health of Greenlandic high school students.
Lead Researchers
N Fietje
Lead Institutions
Multiple
Status
In-progress
Type
Implementation Study
Research Project
Arts4Us
The Arts4Us project seeks to give children and young people mental health support by creating an accessible digital platform that houses evidence-based, local arts activities.
Lead Researchers
V Karkou
Lead institutions
Edge Hill University
Status
In progress
Type
Realist evaluation
Research Project
PowerArtMinds: Art, Brain Health and Prosociality
PowerArtMinds is a creative, community-based program that uses the arts to strengthen brain health, emotional wellbeing, and prosocial skills among children and adolescents in underserved neighborhoods of Peñalolén, Chile. Through a 12-week, multi-arts intervention and cross-sector collaboration, the project builds resilience, expands access to brain health education, and generates research insights to support scalable public health solutions.
Lead Researchers
A Ibañez, N Sajnani
Status
In Progress
Institutions
Latin American Institute of Brain Health (BrainLat), University of Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI)
Type
Implementation Study
Research Project
Making a Way Out of No Way
A 12-week, community co-designed music intervention in San Juan, Argentina that supported marginalized adolescents by integrating group guitar training with brain health and prosocial development to improve mental wellbeing, social connectedness, and life opportunities.
Lead Researchers
A Davidziuk, A Ibañez
Status
In Progress
Institutions
Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (UAI)
Type
Quasi Experimental, Mixed Methods