FAYETTEVILLE – Sept. 9, 2022 – Cape Fear Valley Health has been awarded an $8,000 grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County for the health system’s Arts Therapy program. The grant will help fund the Art Therapy program for the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
Launched four years ago, the program has proven to be an effective therapy treatment. Sessions are led by Yael Divon, ATR-P, a certified art therapist.
John Bigger, Cape Fear Valley’s Corporate Director for Psychiatric Services, said patients who attended art therapy classes regularly reported a reduction in symptoms and felt more relaxed afterward.
“We are grateful for the continued partnership of the Arts Council in helping to bring art therapy to the patients in our inpatient Behavioral Health Unit,” he said. “With the increase in funding this grant period, we are excited to be able to offer these sessions to patients at the Dorothea Dix Adolescent Care unit as well.” “This program has enhanced the treatment service offered and has had a positive impact on the patients served.”
This is the 12th year the Arts Council has awarded Cape Fear Valley Health grant money toward art programs. The council’s goal is to strengthen the local community through festivals, concerts, youth education programs, art exhibitions and workshops.
“The Arts Council is pleased to partner with Cape Fear Valley in support of its Art Therapy program,” said Bob Pinson, Interim President and CEO of the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. “We are also pleased that more funds have been made available for the Project Support Grants for 2022-2023 and that we are reaching deeper into previously underserved areas of our community as evidenced by the many new applicants this year.”
About the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
The Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization based in Fayetteville, NC that supports individual creativity, cultural preservation, economic development, and lifelong learning through the ARTS. As a primary steward of public and private funding for arts, cultural, and historical activities in the Cape Fear Region, all affiliated programs of the Arts Council exemplify our 5 core values: Excellence, Accountability, Transparency, Collaborations, and Innovation.
In the year 2021-22, the Arts Council distributed almost $1 million in grant funds and allocations to Cumberland County arts and culture non-profit organizations, artists, and municipalities.
Grants, programs, and services of the Arts Council are funded in part by contributions from community partners, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. ncarts.org
Media contact for Cape Fear Valley: Chaka Jordan, 910-615-6098 or cgjordan@capefearvalley.com.
About Cape Fear Valley Health System
Cape Fear Valley is a 1,000+ bed, 8-hospital regional health system, with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatient visits annually. A private not-for-profit organization with 7,400 employees and 1,300 providers on our medical staff, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Health Pavilion North, Health Pavilion Hoke and Harnett Health. For more information, visit www.CapeFearValley.com.
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