Supporting healthy communities through arts programs Ware,V 2014, Supporting healthy communities through arts programs, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, Australia. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ware-therole-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 361.14KB 479 Title Supporting healthy communities through arts programs Author(s) Ware,V orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-3097 Publication date 2014-01 Series Closing the Gap Clearinghouse Resource Sheets Volume number 28 Total pages 23 Publisher Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Place of publication Canberra, Australia Summary There are some evaluations, critical descriptions of programs and systematic reviews on the benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities from participation in arts programs. These include: improved physical and mental health and wellbeing; increased social inclusion and cohesion; some improvements in school retention and attitudes towards learning; increased validation of, and connection to, culture; improved social and cognitive skills; and some evidence of crime reduction.The effects of arts programs can be powerful and transformative. However, these effects tend to be indirect.For example, using these programs to reduce juvenile anti-social behaviour largely work through diversion: providing alternative safe opportunities to risk taking, maintenance of social status, as well as opportunities to build healthy relationships with Elders and links with culture.Art forms such as song, dance and painting, coupled with ceremony, are integral to cultural continuity and cultural maintenance in Indigenous Australian communities. ISBN 9781742495347 ISSN 2201-845X Language eng Indigenous content on Field of Research 160501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy 160502 Arts and Cultural Policy 160508 Health Policy 200201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies Socio Economic Objective 940102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare HERDC Research category A6 Research report/technical paper Copyright notice ©2014, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30069869 Document type: Report Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Humanities and Social Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Publisher URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 11:48:18 EST Fri, 20 Feb 2015, 04:02:41 EST Fri, 20 Feb 2015, 05:16:18 EST Mon, 02 Mar 2015, 10:03:19 EST Mon, 02 Mar 2015, 10:04:16 EST Mon, 02 Mar 2015, 10:07:54 EST Mon, 02 Mar 2015, 10:14:13 EST Fri, 06 Mar 2015, 13:31:11 EST Fri, 26 Aug 2016, 15:37:35 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2016, 16:10:19 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 08:29:07 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:08:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 436 Abstract Views, 480 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 19 Feb 2015, 11:48:18 EST

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