Creativity Matters is based on the report of the first national conference on creative aging, cosponsored in 2006 by NJPAC and NCCA. Three dozen interviews with leading practitioners and an extensive literature review expanded the toolkit's content.

The American Music Therapy Association presented this 2014 briefing paper focused on music therapy programs provided to military personnel, their families, service members in transition, and Veterans on military installations, in military treatment facilities, in VA healthcare facilities, and in communities.  It includes four sections: Background, Model Programs, Research, Recommendations & Conclusions.

The purpose of this literature review on arts in medicine is to examine reports and studies that illuminate the role artists and arts organizations can and do play in healthcare, especially in clinical settings. The approach used in this review is a holistic one — looking at what authors have to say about the arts and healing in relationship to individual preferences and cultural norms. [p. 3]

This 2017 study out of the UK is the result of a three-year inquiry into the state of practice and research at the intersection of the arts and social care and provides recommendations on improvements of policy and practice.

This is a short report of the 2017 study Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing, out of the UK is the result of a three-year inquiry into the state of practice and research at the intersection of the arts and social care and provides recommendations on improvements of policy and practice.

This resource from Aroha Philanthropies is designed to provide an overview on the field of creative aging. It provides a strong platform to find inspiration, discover current research, and locate leading organizations in the field.

This resource from the organization Grantmakers in Aging provides an overview of the impact of the arts in aging, as well as research, participating organizations, and funders in the space.

Art & Well-Being is comprehensive. It includes a framework for understanding a culture of health, one that responds equally to all individual and community needs. Looking at the social determinants of health—such as race, class, and gender—it demonstrates how social justice is the single greatest factor in ensuring well-being. It features three detailed case studies, dozens of project descriptions, and hundreds of links to powerful arts projects, research resources, and detailed accounts for those who want to go even deeper. A section on right relationship covers

Learning, Arts, and the Brain, a study three years in the making, is the result of research by cognitive neuroscientists from seven leading universities across the United States. In the Dana Consortium study, released in March 2008, researchers grappled with a fundamental question: Are smart people drawn to the arts or does arts training make people smarter? See table of contents, at right

National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH) is proud to present the online edition of the white paper, Arts, Health, and Well-Being in America, which was unveiled in a print version at the inaugural Arts in Health conference for the organization in September 2017.