Creativity and the arts can support your emotional well-being and resilience — and help you express who you are and what you’re going through. But how do you get started? Let’s talk about it!

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Watch this video and try a creative goal setting exercise to explore ways to express yourself and support your mental health. Explore your ideal medium and the approach that works for you. 

• 4 Steps to Set Emotional Creativity Goals

Explore and share these resources to nurture hope, creativity and emotional well-being.

• 8 Creative Ways to Embrace Hope and Healing
• Mindfulness Meditation: Creativity for Hope

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Research shows that hope can empower us to set goals, identify pathways, and take action in ways that shape our lives and support our mental health. Hope is so much more than just wishful thinking. Hope can guide our steps as we build resilience and find healing.

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Write your own social post about the power of hope can creativity. Grab this image and share it with your own creative expression.

Your creativity is more than just a way to express yourself. Sometimes justice can feel elusive, especially for young people of color. But your creative energy can be a catalyst for change, finding balance, and supporting your mental health. Here’s how!

• Unleash Your Creativity For Justice & Well-Being

Creative writing exercise: Imagine you’re a different person and this person is writing you a letter to support you. Use the 5 steps in this video and the article to write a letter to yourself. Tell yourself why you deserve balance, how creativity can support you, and why being fair with yourself and others matters. 

• Write Yourself a Letter: 5 Steps to Help Find Balance through Creativity
• Meditate as You Color Justice

Artist or not, here’s a creative exercise to help you process emotions, restore balance, and support your mental health. Got a few minutes and a piece of paper?

• Try a Creative Art Exercise in 5 Simple Steps

For young people of color, justice is more than just a legal concept. Justice shapes your physical health and mental health. Taking steps toward justice can enhance your sense of empowerment and control, benefiting your mental health and resilience. Here are insights and tips to help you on your journey.

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As you work on these creative exercises, try sharing what you’ve created with a friend and talk about your work and ideas. If you’d like, you can try sharing on social media. Or, just grab and share this graphic on social media as you advocate for creativity and mindful justice.