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Arts groups tell House Human Services creative programs support mental health and community connections
Summary
Representatives of the Vermont Arts Council and the Howard Center Arts Collective described community arts programs that organizers said promote mental health, social connection and small income opportunities for people with lived experience of mental health or substance‑use challenges.
Amy Cunningham, deputy director of the Vermont Arts Council, and Lydia Litwin, studio manager of the Howard Center Arts Collective, told the House Human Services Committee that arts programming supports mental health, social connection and economic opportunities for people with lived experience of behavioral‑health challenges.
Cunningham framed the creative sector as an economic driver and public‑health resource: she said Vermont’s creative economy was near $1.2 billion in 2022 and that arts programming can strengthen community ties and contribute to wellness.…
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