CreatiVets is a non-profit veteran arts service organization serving veterans of all branches of the armed forces, with a focus on post-traumatic stress (PTS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Through a variety of art forms, CreatiVets offers mental health treatment for veterans who are often resistant to traditional forms of therapy. Each of our programs show veterans how they can use art to confront their trauma and express themselves in new ways. CreatiVets provides ... Read More
CreatiVets is a non-profit veteran arts service organization serving veterans of all branches of the armed forces, with a focus on post-traumatic stress (PTS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Through a variety of art forms, CreatiVets offers mental health treatment for veterans who are often resistant to traditional forms of therapy. Each of our programs show veterans how they can use art to confront their trauma and express themselves in new ways. CreatiVets provides participants with the tools needed to share unique personal experiences with their family, friends, and community. By learning these new skills, they can reduce the effects of PTS, stress, anxiety, and depression, and improve their everyday lives.
Creative art forms like those offered by the CreatiVets’ programs have shown tremendous
effectiveness in reducing PTS/TBI symptoms and improving the quality of life for veterans
and their family members.
Many veterans have been unable to get the help they need, have been unsuccessful in their efforts to get help, or have not sought help due to the stigma associated with mental health issues. While CreatiVets does NOT claim to provide professional “treatment” or art and music “therapy,” CreatiVets DOES offer an alternative approach to individual self-expression through art and music education for combat veterans—the therapeutic benefits are a welcome bonus.
CreatiVets currently offer programs in two categories: Music/Songwriting and Visual Art. Each CreatiVets program focuses on storytelling through the arts as a way to recover from
traumatic experiences, to promote healing, and to provide tools that the veterans can use
in combating stress, depression, and other effects of war. All expenses related to these
programs are included at no cost to the veteran. CreatiVets covers the costs of all travel,
transportation, meals, and lodging, etc. so that all veterans (regardless of ability to pay)
may participate.
Through strategic partnerships with world renowned universities, museums, venues and songwriters/artists, CreatiVets offers truly life-changing programs to veterans from all across the country. Some of our partners include:
- The Grand Ole Opry
- The Country Music Hall of Fame
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Dallas Museum of Art
- VA Hospital Networks
- and many more!
NOTE: CreatiVets does not require an official or medical diagnosis of PTSD for veterans to be considered for participation.
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