UCLArts & Healing is an organizational member of the UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), which promotes education and research in complementary, alternative, and integrative approaches to health and well-being, and is supported by the Arts & Healing Initiative, a non-profit organization established for this purpose. CCIM Steering Committee Member and Founding Administrator, Ping Ho, MA, MPH founded UCLArts & Healing in 2004. Our mission is to transform lives through creative expression by integrating the innate benefits of the arts with mental health practices for self-discovery, connection, and empowerment.