Healing Through Art Therapy: Supporting Families During the Pandemic

According to the CDC, “Coping with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.” Many of our families are coping daily with loss, grief, uncertainty, isolation, depression just to name a few of the many mental health challenges plaguing our families. As a Family Success Center, we knew we had to find ways to help. Our team began brainstorming around different strategies to support families during this crisis and decided to bring Art Therapy to our community. Fourteen individuals through our online invite, decided to venture out from their homes to join us at an in-person art therapy class in the fellowship hall of a local church. This class was not just art, or therapy. Every person that took part enjoyed every aspect of it. Some of the feedback we received included, “I was able to be present in the moment, and reflect, it gave me a sense of calm in the midst of chaos.” “The music and meditation were so helpful.” Feeling supported by others, knowing that I am not alone made me feel so much better, and creating my own art allowed me to express what I am going through on a canvas.” “The instructor provided a platform where you were free to express your pain in a healthy and safe way!” The support New Destiny has brought to many families is what makes this story a success. Empathy and love for our community drives each staff, volunteer, and community members to say, “You are not alone, we are in this together”!

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