PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SAVING LIVES
by giving children and teens creative outlets and resources for dealing with depression and anxiety.

Research

continues to reveal encouraging evidence about the mental health benefits of creativity.

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children better handle their feelings and emotions by getting their creative juices flowing through art, music and writing.

Creativity

like a mental health superhero, reduces stress, anxiety, and depression.

Depression

and anxiety are among the most common mental health disorders in children.

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Children in the United States are experiencing a mental health crisis, with rates of anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels.

An estimated 3.2 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States have had at least one major depressive episode.

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by giving children and teens creative outlets and resources for dealing with depression and anxiety.