There is a growing body of evidence that art therapy is an effective intervention

General – arts and arts therapies and their benefits

Title: Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing
Published by: UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (2017) 
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Title: Art Therapy: A Map of the Evidence
Published by: Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Evidence Synthesis Program (2019)
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Armed forces veterans

Title: Art Therapy: A Map of the Evidence
Published by: Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Evidence Synthesis Program (2019)
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Title: Arts, Health and Well-being Across the Military Continuum: White Paper 2.0 – 2020 and Beyond
Published by: USA National Initiative for Arts & Health Across the Military (2021) 
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Children in primary school experiencing social, emotional and mental health difficulties

Title: Art Therapy in Primary Schools
Published by: Zoe Moula and Alex McDonald (2021) 
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Psychosis and ‘schizophrenia’

Title: Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Adults: Prevention and Management
Published by: UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence – NICE ((2014)
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Title: Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Children and Young People: Recognition and Management
Published by: UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence – NICE (2013)
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Title: The BAAT Guidelines on Art Therapy for People with a Psychosis-Related Diagnosis
Published by: British Association of Art Therapists and Canterbury Christ Church University (2020)
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I had so much benefit… real lasting benefits that I’ve been able to carry on with on my own, like a new way of doing things and different methods of coping. I think I got more from it than I ever thought possible.

Service user, Creative Therapies Service, Exeter