PSA Art Awakenings – North 2nd Street

PSA Art Awakenings – North 2nd Street is a mental health support program in Phoenix, Arizona, southeast of The Japanese Friendship Garden of Arizona. This program utilizes art studios to help clients express themselves and recover through art. They serve clients of all ages.

The PSA Art Awakenings community is supportive and peer guided. Clients in the program can eventually become assistants and instructors to help support others in the program. Services are offered on an outpatient basis.

Outpatient programs are designed for clients with mild symptoms. Clients live at home and visit the campus regularly to participate in the program. However, PSA Art Awakenings isn’t a typical rehabilitation program, and its services differ from what clients may encounter at other facilities.

The focus of their program is expressive art therapy. Clients visit studio spaces to cultivate artistic skills, such as painting, drawing, and music. Clients receive guidance in these crafts and, through practice, learn personal responsibility, accountability, and respect for themselves and others.

The program also provides opportunities for job training and socialization. In addition to artists, their staff features behavioral health specialists to help clients better understand the challenges they encounter as a result of mental illness.

Anyone seeking to participate in a treatment program should first contact their insurance provider to confirm coverage, as in network and out of network benefits can vary.