Second Lady Karen Pence, Art Therapy: Healing with the Heart


TALLAHASSEE, Florida, October 18, 2017 — Karen Pence, Second Lady of the United States, announces her new initiative Art Therapy: Healing with the Heart at Florida State University, home to a nationally acclaimed art therapy graduate education program.

The Second Lady wants to achieve three goals with her initiative:

  • To elevate the profession so that people understand that art therapy is a mental health profession, and not arts and crafts;
  • To help people understand that art therapy is an option for various conditions, illnesses, and life experiences; and
  • To encourage young people to go into the profession.

Find out more information at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/10/18/second-lady-karen-pence-announces-plans-her-initiative-art-therapy