Vicki-Ann Ware (2014) Supporting healthy communities through arts programs, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 19 April 2024.
Vicki-Ann Ware. (2014). Supporting healthy communities through arts programs. Canberra: AIHW.
Vicki-Ann Ware. Supporting healthy communities through arts programs. AIHW, 2014.
Vicki-Ann Ware. Supporting healthy communities through arts programs. Canberra: AIHW; 2014.
Vicki-Ann Ware 2014, Supporting healthy communities through arts programs, AIHW, Canberra.
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Healthy communities are communities in which people have the physical and mental health and wellbeing needed to conduct their daily lives. The purpose of this paper is to review the available evidence of a range of arts programs in relation to their effects on supporting and building healthy Indigenous communities.
Arts can provide safe places for people to learn new skills, deal with trauma, and build social networks
There is some evidence that participation in arts programs can reduce crime
The effects of arts programs can be powerful and transformative. However, these effects tend to be indirect
Art coupled with ceremony are integral to cultural continuity and cultural maintenance for Indigenous Australians
