DoctorS Nonprofit Consulting was hired by Art & Creativity for Healing, Inc. in October of 2009 to provide an outcome evaluation for our partnerships with Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Orange County and Human Options, based on data collected during 2008-2009.

The goal was to evaluate the dataset for the FaCT and Human Options clients receiving services from Art & Creativity for Healing. Through programs offered at more than 35 hospitals, treatment centers, and non profit agencies.

Key findings from the evaluation include:

- The top three reasons that Human Options participants took the 2008-09 workshops were abuse
(61%), depression (24%), and anxiety (6%).

- The top three reasons that FaCT participants took the 2008-09 workshops were depression
(27%), anxiety or stress (21%), and time with family/fun (16%).

- Eighty four percent of participants at Human Options strongly agreed that the workshop was better than expected,
83 percent strongly agreed that the workshop helped them express their emotions, and 82 percent
said they felt better after the workshop.

- Sixty eight percent of FaCT participants strongly agreed that the workshop was better than expected,
69 percent strongly agreed that the workshop helped them express their emotions, and 69 percent
said they felt better after the workshop.

To download the complete evaluation reports, please click below to view the reports:

FaCT Final 2009 Report

Human Opts Final 2009 Report