Arts Therapies and the Mental Health of Children and Young People

Uwe Herrmann is a Professor on the MA Art Therapy programme, Weissensee University of Art Berlin, and Art Therapist, State Training Centre for the Blind, Hannover, Germany.Margaret Hills de Zárate is an Art Therapist, Researcher, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Art Therapy, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK.Heather M. Hunter was an Occupational Therapist and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UKSalvo Pitruzzella is a Dramatherapist, Author, and retired Professor of Arts Education, Italy, and Honorary Member of EFD (European Federation of Dramatherapy).

• IntroductionChapter 1. Very early art therapy intervention: Why work with infants and their caregivers? Chapter 2. Community music therapy with refugee children in transit camps on the Greek island of Chios: 'Like one family, together'Chapter 3. Music therapy and dramatherapy in children's hospices: ‘Playing in time’ Chapter 4. Exploring the influence of multigenerational relationships on Taiwanese children through art therapy and object relations theoryChapter 5. Music therapy as trauma-preventive social-ecological engagement in paediatric medical settings: A sounding of resources Chapter 6. A DMT case study on child sexual abuse, trauma, and psychosis: Seeds of hope Chapter 7. Arts therapies and psychoeducation for adolescents in India: Project reflect Chapter 8. A safe portal of exploration for children and young people: The comic panel Chapter 9. 'The sun keeps on shining': An experience of dramatherapy with ASD pre-adolescentsChapter 10. Working with LGBTQIA+ youth in residential settings Chapter 11. The Leelah Play