Creativity camp improves adolescent mental health, well-being

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Creativity camp improves adolescent mental health, well-being
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A research team found that Creativity Camp, a two-week arts intervention delivered as a day camp, had a positive impact on mental health and well-being in adolescents with depression.

, a research team led by the University of Minnesota Medical School found that Creativity Camp, a two-week arts intervention delivered as a day camp, had a positive impact on mental health and well-being in adolescents with depression.

"As a clinician, I am deeply aware of the urgent need for new treatment options for teens with depression. The findings in this report are promising, and I hope they will encourage more research investigating whether and how arts-based interventions like Creativity Camp can help adolescents with depression to recover and thrive," said Kathryn Cullen, MD, a professor at the U of M Medical School and child and adolescent psychiatrist with M Health Fairview.

Funding was provided by Minnesota Futures through the University of Minnesota Research & Innovation Office, the University of Minnesota Medical School and the University of Minnesota Foundation.Kathryn R. Cullen, Michaelle E. DiMaggio-Potter, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, Gail A. Bernstein, Wilma Koutstaal, Kristina Reigstad, Laura E. Padilla, Bryon A. Mueller, Peng Wu, David Schneck, Eyerusalem Abebaw, Mark B. Fiecas, Abimbola Asojo, Angie Mejia, Boris Oicherman, Yuko Taniguchi.

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