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title: "References"
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description: "Published references on clown therapy and community psychiatry, including Clinical Psychiatry News and Frontline Medical News."
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# References

Published 2026-08-07

Reports and resources

Published writing about clown therapy and community psychiatry, with the publication each piece appeared in.

## Published references

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Clinical Psychiatry News, October 2014

### [Using clown therapy to deliver mental health care](https://thehealingcorps.com/articles/using-clown-therapy-to-deliver-mental-health-care/)

The clown, fool and jester is a recognizable figure in every culture. The clown is an archetype, a universal image that is embedded in the brain.

The Healing Corps

### [What is Clown Therapy?](https://thehealingcorps.com/articles/what-is-clown-therapy/)

The clown is an archetype, a human characteristic that is biologically embedded in the mind, universally present in the human psyche.

Clinical Psychiatry News, November 2013

### Global outreach project is not your ordinary mental health clinic

We are in the midst of enormous changes in health care delivery, ushering in a cultural shift from a prohibitively expensive interventional health care model to one based on prevention.

Field report from the Belén Festival, Iquitos, Peru

### [Clown therapy in Peru: Maria returns](https://thehealingcorps.com/articles/clown-therapy-in-peru-maria-returns/)

A community health project that educates people, promotes wellness, and brings joy, hope and healing to this impoverished community in Iquitos, Peru.

Frontline Medical News, October 14, 2016

### [Clown therapy is community psychiatry in disguise](https://thehealingcorps.com/articles/clown-therapy-is-community-psychiatry-in-disguise/)

By Carl A. Hammerschlag, MD. Ever had a patient who not only got better, but used the insights she gained from talking with you to help others in distress?