Tell your elected officials art therapy matters.
Art Therapy deserves a home.
Our Bill in the House / HF2743 Our bill in the Senate / SF 3613
“Clinical Art Therapy license is needed in Minnesota to promote the safe and effective use of art in therapy by trained art therapists, differentiate and safeguard the profession from being uprooted by changes in the counseling world, and increase access to non-traditional and nonverbal forms of therapy for those with complex mental health needs.”
Goal:
To pass the 2024 Minnesota Clinical Art Therapy bill through the Senate and the House
To pass the 2024 Minnesota Clinical Art Therapy bill through the Senate and the House
What is the clinical Art Therapy Bill?
Art Therapy needs it’s own official license. A clinical license means there will be expanded access to more services for the public, offers harm reduction, and is not competitive with other therapy licenses.
Why is it so important?
Clinical Art Therapy license is needed in Minnesota to promote the safe and effective use of art in therapy by trained art therapists, differentiate and safeguard the profession from being uprooted by changes in the counseling world, and increase access to non-traditional and nonverbal forms of therapy for those with complex mental health needs.
Call to action: Tell your elected official safe art therapy matters.
Help art therapy flourish in Minnesota by joining the other states who have licensed art therapy as a clinical mental health practice. Write a letter, make a quick phone call, or donate 5$. Anything helps!
Who is your local representative ?
Communication with elected officials is most effective when it’s ongoing. Get to know your representatives, and make clear why you care about art therapy.
Write a letter (or two)
Our goal is for every art therapist and friend of art therapy in MN write a letter to the Reps. We’ll provide you with support and templates to make your own.
Inform your colleagues
Take the time to talk to your organization's representatives, and tell them why you (and they) support the Clinical Art Therapy Bill.
Let us know
Send us a text or email to let us know you have done your part by sending a note, email, phone call or face-to-face conversation.
Day on the Hill with some of the MN Art Therapy Coalition crew!
Save the Date: Day on the Hill
March 7, 2024, Thursday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
We meet together as a big group, every Art Therapist that is able and willing, and head to the capitol together en masse. Smaller groups will talk to reps in short informal meetings and tell them all about Art Therapy, and why this bill matters. We will support you with t-shirts, talking points, and swag for the reps.