Friday, November 6, 2015
Staff learned some of the research and work of the National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military and resources to find local organizations that are providing creative arts therapies to Veterans and their families in their districts. Expert panelists including Laura P. Krejci, associate director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation shared examples of some of the projects and partnership work that the VA is undertaking. Also presenting was Ashley Atkins, Ph.D., manager, corporate contributions and community relations for Johnson & Johnson; Brigadier General Nolen V. Bivens, US Army, ret.; and Marete A. Wester, senior director of arts policy at Americans for the Arts.