Foreword & Overview
“There is a mental health crisis among healthcare workers with stress and burnout, and yet we undervalue an accessible therapeutic tool—art engagement—in the healthcare environment itself. This study positions art as functional infrastructure to improve health and wellbeing. The findings show that art isn't decoration—it's intervention, and the institutions that implement art engagement see measurable results.”
- Co-author Dr. Kathleen Garrison, professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine
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In this new whitepaper, “Art as Infrastructure in Behavioral Health,” TurningArt presents findings from neuroscience, psychology and a nationwide survey of 40 behavioral health institutions. We demonstrate how when both patients and staff engage with art, through curated environments, active programming and equitable access, metrics such as clinical outcomes, workplace morale and emotional well-being significantly improve.
