What is Clown Therapy?
The Clown/Fool/Jester is a recognizable figure in every culture in recorded history. The clown is an archetype, a human characteristic that’s biologically embedded in the mind, universally…
Clownvets
Clownvets – A film by Esteban Rojas produced by Patch Adams. Every day in the US, over 20 Veterans commit suicide due to Post Traumatic Stress. This movie was just released on YouTube. I think you’ll find interesting if you can set aside the time. Dr. Hammerschlag makes a cameo appearance. The message is a powerful one for the work The Healing Corps is doing.
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Using clown therapy to deliver mental health care
From Clinical Psychiatry News, October 2014
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Clown therapy in Peru: Maria returns
For the last 7 years, I have been traveling with Dr. Patch Adams, the world’s most recognized humanitarian clown, and 100 other clowns from around the world, to participate in the Belén…
Clown therapy helps people find answers within
The inaugural Clown Town Healing Fest, a visionary health care festival, proved to be a practical demonstration of the future of health care. One of its many innovative aspects is the…