Creative Forces

Closing out Creative Arts Therapies Week by recognizing the impact of art therapy, dance movement therapy, and music therapy across the Creative Forces network. Learn more from our Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson spotlight: arts.gov/initiatives/cr… #CreativeForce

Creative Arts Therapies Week spotlight: Music Therapy. Music therapy uses music experiences such as listening, playing, and songwriting to support emotional health, communication, and recovery for service members and veterans. #MusicTherapy #CreativeForces

Creative Arts Therapies Week spotlight: Dance /Movement Therapy. This discipline uses movement and body awareness to support emotional well-being and recovery for service members and veterans. Learn more from our Tampa spotlight: arts.gov/initiatives/cr…

Creative Arts Therapies Week spotlight: Art Therapy. Art therapy uses creative expression to support emotional processing, communication, and recovery for service members and veterans receiving care through Creative Forces programs nationwide. #CreativeArtsTherapiesWeek

Creative Arts Therapies Week starts March 15. Creative Forces integrates art therapy, dance/movement therapy, and music therapy into clinical care for service members and veterans nationwide. Follow along this week as we highlight the impact of this work #CreativeForces

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11 years ago today, @NatGeo put our service members, and the masks they made at our National Intrepid Center of Excellence, on their cover. Read the feature: nationalgeographic.com/history/articl…

Creative Forces celebrates new articles by creative arts therapists Rebecca Vaudreuil, Danielle Kalseth, Gioia Chilton, and Diane Langston in a Frontiers special issue edited by Jay Uomoto. Explore our updated Clinical Publications Inventory: arts.gov/initiatives/cr… #NEA

🎉100K clinical hours delivered! Grateful for our creative arts therapists who have been supporting the health and well-being of service members and military-connected individuals through creative arts therapies since 2012. #CreativeForces #ClinicalMilestone #NEA

“A Legacy of Loyalty, Service, and Sacrifice” - written & performed by veterans at Malcom Randall VA (FL). Inspired by #VeteransDay themes of loyalty and service. #CreativeForces #VeteransDay #MusicTherapy youtube.com/watch?v=PHaS6u…

Today we celebrate 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps, honoring generations of Marines whose courage & service have defended our nation since 1775 @NEAArts Creative Forces supports military & veteran communities through creativity, connection & healing #MarineCorps250 #America250

The Butler VA Band performed at Roudebush VA Medical Center to celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary! Formed in 2023, the Butler VA Band, supported by CF Music Therapist Tonya Jackson, brings veterans together through music, creativity & connection #Navy250 #America250

Creative Forces creative arts therapists, Logan Walton, MA, and Danielle Kalseth, MM, MT-BC (along with her jam group), guided veterans, clinic patients, volunteers, and visitors in contributing to the Eagle River Nature Center mural. #CreativeForces #CreativeArtsTherapy #jber

Today is National Dance Day! Dance along with our dance/movement therapists while celebrating the benefits of daily movement. Dance helps us feel more socially connected and increases our overall health and wellness. What’s your favorite dance move? #CreativeForces

Today is National Dance Day! Dance along with our dance/movement therapists while celebrating the benefits of daily movement. What’s your favorite dance move?#NationalDanceDay2025 #CreativeForces #dancemovementtherapy #militaryhealingarts

Creativity on full display at the @ClevelandVAMC Veterans Creative Arts Festival! Gretchen Miller, MA, ATR-BC, ACTP, and Karen Olean, MAMT, MT-BC, LPC, supported 11 veterans in art & music therapy -7 of their works are advancing to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.

Shout out to Liz K. Freeman, BC-DMT & Erik Clarke, Ph.D. for representing Creative Forces at #MHSRS25! They shared how creative arts therapies and research are advancing care for military-connected populations. #CreativeForces #MilMed #CreativeArtsTherapy #WeAreHJF #MHSRS2025

In this new video from @NEA_CFNetwork, we travel to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to learn how art therapy and music therapy are transforming the lives of service members at JBER’s Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic. bit.ly/4lkYeHp

"Music therapy takes me away from the pain … I can forget about being disabled.” Learn how in Creative Forces’ newest video introducing the work of three creative arts therapists and veterans whose lives have changed through creative expression. bit.ly/4ldHyS3

Join us as we celebrate #Army250 w/ a new @NEAarts Creative Forces film! The Art of Recovery showcases the resilience of servicemembers recovering from traumatic injuries through art, music & dance guided by creative arts therapists. Watch Now- youtu.be/UN4A7FGSE3I?si…