The first paper of the National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military (US) recommended collective actions to help increase access to the arts as tools for healing and wellness for all military service men and women, medical staff, veterans, their families, and caregivers. The paper looks at the benefits of the arts across the entire military continuum, including pre-deployment, deployment, reintegration into community and family, veteran, and late-life care. The paper also contains research recommendations, practice recommendations, and policy recommendations to move forward in action.

Rollins J (2013). Arts, Health and Well-Being across the Military Continuum. USA:Americans for the Arts, National Initiative for Arts & Health in the Military.