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Getting creative: Using art-based techniques to identify how arts organizations enhance young people’s well-being

Mental health concerns present significant challenges for Australian youth. Arts organizations play a key role in promoting preventative mental health strate-gies through enhancing the social and emotional well-being (SEWB) of youth. However, little is known about how the arts promote SEWB and the processes and contexts through which this occurs. 

Citation:
Fried L, Lovering C, Falconer S, Francis J, Johnston R, Lombardi K, Blue L, Morris JE. Getting creative: Using art-based techniques to identify how arts organizations enhance young people’s well-being. J Appl Art Health. 2024;15(1):51-66. 

Keywords:
Arts learning; children and young people; social and emotional well-being (SEWB); teaching artists

Abstract:
Mental health concerns present significant challenges for Australian youth. Arts organizations play a key role in promoting preventative mental health strate-gies through enhancing the social and emotional well-being (SEWB) of youth. However, little is known about how the arts promote SEWB and the processes and contexts through which this occurs.