#MeetTheCAT Clare Hogan of US Army Fort Carson Intrepid Spirit Center! 🎵 Hogan uses music therapy to help treat "invisible" TBIs. Patients connect with lyrics and leave, saying, " I feel so much better than I did when I arrived." 📺 Watch more: youtube.com/watch?v=lszmVH… Nat'l Endow f/t Arts

In February 2025, we hosted our Community Engagement Grantee Convening at Nat'l Endow f/t Arts. The veterans, artists, and therapists who attended continue to inspire us! Some key takeaways here 🔗: creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/news/bridging-… What continues to inspire you? #CreativeForces So Say We All

This #MonthoftheMilitaryChild, learn how Greentrike created the first children's museum on a military base. Their Sparks program Joint Base Lewis-McChord gives military families creative spaces to connect & play through art. 🔗 : creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/news/how-a-loc… #CreativeForces #PurpleUp Nat'l Endow f/t Arts

Learn how VA can help you prioritize your mental health so you can be the best version of yourself. Do it for yourself, do it for your health. Learn more about resources for Veteran at VA: Mentalhealth.va.gov/mental-health-…

📺 A CBS News segment discusses how the arts promote healing & protect against illness. An uptick in "social prescribing" shows that the arts bring unexpected joy to patients during difficult times. 🔗: youtube.com/watch?v=gzMVLd… #ArtsAsMedicine #CreativeForces Nat'l Endow f/t Arts UF Center for Arts in Medicine

Celebrating the first of seven 2025 IOP graduations at @fortcavazosarmy! 5 service members completed the program, performing "Wagon Wheel" as their musical showcase. Kudos to our Creative Forces CATs Rylee Carfer and Peter Boutte for their incredible work! #ArtsHealing Nat'l Endow f/t Arts

Army vet Ameena Brown's film "The Mission" will be featured at the NVCAF in Indianapolis this week! VA Sports & Arts Shot entirely on a mobile phone, this story of veterans helping veterans reflects Brown's own journey of care with Veterans Affairs 🎬 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=DMoBnn…

Painting helps drain the negative effects of PTSD out of Veteran Jerry Zabel! Zabel has been a self-taught painter for 50 years. #Art4Vets #ALAforVeterans #CreativeArtsFestival

"The [Caregivers on the Homefront] retreats give me the chance to step back and recharge… I can take time to center myself." - Michael Bowles, Army veteran & caregiver. See how arts-based retreats create moments of respite: creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/impact/caregiv… #CreativeForces Nat'l Endow f/t Arts

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. We remember those no longer with us, and we remember what they fought for. We remember the sacrifices they made while serving. Forever and always, we honor their legacy.

"Only by working...with children, families & partners can something like this be built & sustained." Learn how Greentrike became the first children's museum on a military base, creating a haven for military families at Joint Base Lewis-McChord: creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/news/how-a-loc… #CreativeForces

In February, we hosted our 2025 Community Engagement Grantee Convening Nat'l Endow f/t Arts. The veterans, artists, program directors, administrators, & creative arts therapists who attended continue to inspire us. If you joined us, what continues to inspire you? #FebruaryConvening2025

Join us as we celebrate #Army250 w/ a new Nat'l Endow f/t Arts Creative Forces film! The Art of Recovery showcases the resilience of servicemembers recovering from traumatic injuries through art, music & dance guided by creative arts therapists. Watch Now- youtu.be/UN4A7FGSE3I?si…

"Music therapy takes me away from the pain … I can forget about being disabled.” Learn how in Creative Forces’ newest video introducing the work of three creative arts therapists and veterans whose lives have changed through creative expression. bit.ly/4ldHyS3

In this new video from Creative Forces, we travel to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to learn how art therapy and music therapy are transforming the lives of service members at JBER’s Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic. bit.ly/4lkYeHp