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"The arts and humanities have a unique power to resonate with the human soul across time, place, and socioeconomic status."
That's how the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation sums up its annual $25,000 grants to two projects out of the University of Florida.
The first,Mind Matters: Building Social-Emotional Resiliency for High School Students Through Theater, aims to "strengthen mental health resiliency in critical populations," per a press release.
It's a collaboration between UCF's School of Performing Arts and Department of Psychology, and will see graduate students and theater teaching artists at 12 high schools in Orange County, Fla., work with teachers to create plays that will be used in the classroom to address issues such as depression and anxiety.
"The big things we noticed in the data was that anxiety and depression are some of the most prevalent things that our young people are navigating, and that is disproportionately impacting our students of diverse backgrounds, including students who identify as LGBTQ and or students of color," says Emily Freeman, director of community partnerships at Orlando Repertory Theatre, which is working with UCF on the project.
Twenty-four survey responses were collected, followed by general discussions and one-on-one conversations with the teachers.
The anthology of plays will be published for teachers
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