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Creative care webinar #1: When words aren’t enough

When words aren’t enough: The role of art in healing trauma for newcomer communities
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Making space to be seen: Art and belonging

Read a reflective piece by an expressive arts therapy placement student, Dena Pourbazargan, as she notices, observes, and feels art as tool for being seen.
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Community arts for newcomer mental wellness in Canada

How can community arts support the mental wellness of newcomers in Canada? Join us as we highlight key findings from an environmental scan and scoping review.
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Prescribing the arts, returning back to ancient medicine

Learn more about arts prescribing as a return to ancient approaches to healing from the 2nd International Meeting on Arts Prescribing in Healthcare in Thessaloniki.
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Singing as a culturally tailored health approach

What does healthcare sound like? Listen closely. Learn more about collective singing as a culturally tailored health approach for newcomer communities.
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When research meets community: IRSN voices

Read reflections from the field: newcomer women’s mental health, belonging, and wellbeing through community-based research and cultural programming.
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Prescribing arts and culture: Revealing pathways

Read about the experience of placement student Halena Panico on prescribing arts and culture for newcomer communities.
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Supporting newcomer re-settlement through song

What does settlement sound like? Listen closely. Learn more about integrating arts-based programs like community singing into settlement.
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The role of arts and literature in alleviating collective trauma

Read more about the role of arts in literature on alleviating collective trauma, grounded in global refugee experiences by Ezat Mossallanejad.
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Artists as part of the interprofessional team

Read more about how artists and art-based facilitators are part of the interprofessional team in healthcare and settlement.

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