{"id":1704,"date":"2025-10-15T09:31:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/network.rvrising.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:31:45","slug":"mindclay-expands-access-to-arts-wellness-with-ventura-county-behavioral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/health\/mindclay-expands-access-to-arts-wellness-with-ventura-county-behavioral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"MindClay Expands Access to Arts &#038; Wellness with Ventura County Behavioral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Ventura County Behavioral Health, Creativity Through Music, and MindClay are expanding the ways in which creative expression can support behavioral health, blending live and digital experiences to offer broader access and deeper impact.<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">VENTURA, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">Oct. 13, 2025<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4530928-1&amp;h=1918474837&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmindclayhealth.com%2F&amp;a=MindClay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MindClay<\/a> has been engaged to provide its digital creative-arts platform as part of Ventura County Behavioral Health&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4530928-1&amp;h=1742907567&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artswellnessprogram.com%2F&amp;a=Arts+%26+Wellness+Program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arts &amp; Wellness Program<\/a>. Through this funded collaboration, MindClay brings 24\/7 interactive art, music, movement, and writing activities to augment the program&#8217;s in-person offerings, serving as a bridge between live sessions and ongoing creative wellness anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>The Arts &amp; Wellness Program, coordinated by <b>Creativity Through Music<\/b>, connects young adults with arts-based experiences that support mental health and well-being. Through this partnership, MindClay extends the program&#8217;s reach beyond scheduled classes, giving participants continuous access to expressive tools grounded in evidence-based practice.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We want people to have access to wellness whenever they need it \u2014 and creativity is one of the most powerful ways to achieve that,&#8221;<\/i> said <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4530928-1&amp;h=2875770383&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmarcopinter%2F&amp;a=Dr.+Marco+Pinter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dr. Marco Pinter<\/a>, CEO of MindClay.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Creativity Through Music is proud to lead the Arts &amp; Wellness Program, and we&#8217;re excited to incorporate MindClay into our initiative. Their digital platform ensures participants can engage with creative wellness around the clock, complementing our community-based experiences,&#8221;<\/i> said Nicole Taylor, Founder of Creativity Through Music.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by Ventura County Behavioral Health, the Arts &amp; Wellness Program is redefining how creative expression can enhance behavioral health, merging live and digital experiences for broader access and deeper engagement.<\/p>\n<p><b>About\u00a0MindClay<\/b><\/p>\n<p>MindClay is dedicated to reshaping the landscape of mental wellness apps through the power of creative arts. Our platform is carefully designed to translate traditional creative arts into activities that are both engaging and therapeutically grounded.\u00a0 This innovation offers a welcome approach that makes mental wellness accessible to those who might not seek traditional support.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the profound potential of the arts to heal and connect, MindClay offers a diverse suite of self-guided interactive activities in art, music, movement, and writing. Each activity is grounded in robust empirical research and crafted by licensed professionals, including art therapists, music therapists, dance-movement therapists, and experts in therapeutic writing. Our vision is clear\u2014to become a cornerstone in digital mental wellness, offering solace, growth, and empowerment to users worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about MindClay, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4530928-1&amp;h=2422851447&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindclayhealth.com%2F&amp;a=www.MindClayHealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.MindClayHealth.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Arts &amp; Wellness Program<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Arts &amp; Wellness Program is Ventura County Behavioral Health&#8217;s innovative &#8220;Arts on Prescription&#8221; program, created in collaboration with Creativity Through Music to support the mental health and trauma recovery of Ventura County Behavioral Health clients aged 16 to 25 through the power of the arts.<\/p>\n<p>The Arts &amp; Wellness<i> Program<\/i> connects eligible clients to trauma-informed arts classes and cultural activities designed to address their specific mental health needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4530928-1&amp;h=4278394798&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artswellnessprogram.com%2Fnetwork&amp;a=The+Arts+%26+Wellness+Community+Network+provides+creative+experiences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Arts &amp; Wellness Community Network provides creative experiences<\/a>, a certified collaborative of artists and cultural organizations that have been trained in Trauma-Informed Arts Practice, Social-Emotional Learning Arts, and relevant Public &amp; Behavioral Health certifications.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Arts &amp; Wellness Program, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4530928-1&amp;h=2742453393&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artswellnessprogram.com%2F&amp;a=www.artswellnessprogram.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.artswellnessprogram.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<br class=\"dnr\" \/><\/b>Frank Tortorici<br class=\"dnr\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#67011506090c270a06150c02130e09000a061102094904080a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"6f091d0e01042f020e1d040a1b060108020e190a01410c0002\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE MindClay<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY95878&amp;Transmission_Id=202510130505PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY95878&amp;DateId=20251013\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>This release is auto-published via PR Newswire; our journal is not responsible for the content.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/mindclay-expands-access-to-arts--wellness-with-ventura-county-behavioral-health-302581593.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ventura County Behavioral Health, Creativity Through Music, and MindClay are expanding the ways in which creative expression can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[504],"class_list":["post-1704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-mindclay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1832,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704\/revisions\/1832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rvrising.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}