Positively Creative: The Arts and Youth Mental Health

As a longstanding champion of mental health, The Carter Center – in collaboration with the Carlos Museum of Emory University – will host “Positively Creative: The Arts and Youth Mental Health.” This event will include expert guest speaker Dr. Nils Fietje of the World Health Organization and the Jameel Arts and Health Lab, who will provide an overview of the science behind the program “Music and Motherhood.” Three metro Atlanta nonprofit organizations will share examples of how art can have positively impact youth mental health, including youth affected by racism. An experiential collaborative collage will demonstrate how artmaking can improve well-being.  The session will provide strong evidence and concrete examples of howincorporating art into social and health programming boosts mental health and how organizations can creatively address the youth mental health crisis.