Stitching Together the Threads
March 1st, 2025
United States
Joie D. Acosta, Lia Pak, Devin McCarthy, Rhianna C. Rogers, William Marcellino, Maya Rabinowitz, Isabelle González, Theo Jacobs, Leah Dion

This report outlines key mechanisms for how youth arts engagement can contribute to well-being and identifies opportunities for future research.
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This literature review developed by RAND reviews a fragmented research base to explore how arts engagement promotes the well-being of youth. Through analysis of existing research literature and insights from leaders in the field, the report establishes definitions of youth well-being. It also examines the specific ways that participating in arts activities might promote a young person’s well-being and how one might go about measuring this type of arts engagement.
