Our Work
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"After You Get Back" Film & Suicide Research
"After You Get Back" is a short film that focuses on adolescent mental health and suicide prevention. The plot follows a young woman who is discharged from a behavioral unit and reconnects with her relationships through family, friends, and travel...
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- Author: Marina Gomberg
- Category: Work
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This new UMFA initiative aims to integrate art into larger conversations about how to live better. Art + Wellness encompasses ongoing programs such as free yoga in the Great Hall and monthly chamber music in the galleries as well as pilot programs...
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- Category: Work
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, Wellness and Integrative Health Center: Artist-in-Residence Program
The Artist-in-Residence Program serves patients, their loved ones, and health care staff by bringing art making to health care settings. Through the program, a professional artist ("artist in residence") is selected who comes to the hospital a specific...
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- Category: Work
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, Wellness and Integrative Health Center: Writer-in-Residence
Expressing emotions in writing can be healing. Whether you reflect on past experiences or imagine the future, writing can promote well-being. It helps uncover new thoughts and feelings, which can strengthen a mind-body connection. Writing offers a...
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- Category: Work
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, Wellness and Integrative Health Center: YourStory
The YourStory Program helps patients and their loved ones record tales of their lives. Apps and scripts are available for loved ones to record.
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- Category: Work
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Informed Consent by Deborah Zoe Laufer, Reading
UtahPresents, in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, presented a reading of Deborah Zoe Laufer’s play Informed Consent, an examination of research ethics, privacy, and the right not to...
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- Category: Work
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ThroughPLAY: Pathways to Heightened Experiences and Growth
ThroughPlay is a community-engagement project about the importance of play for child and adult health and development. Designed specifically for parents, and funded by the Sorensen Legacy Foundation, The Kendeda Fund, and the Entrepreneurial Faculty...
- Type: Article
- Category: Work