Featured in this video is an introduction to Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the state and local arts agencies that seeks to improve the health, wellness, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers.

Army Veteran Willie Weaver-Bey showcases the healing power of art at the 2016 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. The ex-con turned to VA's at-risk and creative arts programs after serving 40 years in prison for drug convictions. Weaver-Bey is one of more than 120 Veterans who participated in the 2016 festival held in Jackson, Mississippi.

Air Force Veteran Chris Smith says VA health care helped him deal with the anxiety of losing his eyesight. The Chicago musician and singer found healing and rehabilitation with music therapy at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. Smith was one of more than 120 Veterans to participate in the 2016 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Jackson, Mississippi.

Documentary about the making of FALLUJAH, the first opera about the Iraq War and PSTD.

Legally blind Veteran Jim Stevens shares how creating his art forms with mono-filament line has saved his life.

Before he fought in the galactic battles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Adam Driver was a United States Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company.

How art therapy has impacted the lives of Veterans.

Over 2 million service members have been deployed since 2001, many returning with serious physical and psychological traumas. Learn how artists and veteran organizations in one community transform lives through art—and unite the community in confronting the challenges. (Livestreamed from the 2014 Americans for the Arts Annual Convention.)

Roman Baca is a ballet dancer that joined the Marines. As a veteran, he promotes social change and health through the art of movement. Baca has participated in Google Hangouts with Americans for the Arts about art's power to heal our veterans and their families.