Sour Grapes

NEDHSA seeks to inspire region through "Sour Grapes" stageplay

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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MONROE, La., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) and Christal Wheeler Productions are partnering to produce two showings of "Sour Grapes," a show made up of three short stories all based on the same theme, "Generational Curses: How we deal with them and God's grace for us." The theatrical production is set for Saturday, January 28, with the performances starting at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., at the Jack Howard Theatre in Monroe. Both shows are free.

Key Points: 
  • The production is part of NEDHSA's Faith-Based initiative, which provides in-depth training in four key areas: Awareness, Readiness, Development and Sustainability.
  • "We're helping people in our region to understand addiction and mental health issues with this innovative prevention approach.
  • NEDHSA chose Christal Wheeler's "Sour Grapes" script because of the impact of generational curses can have on mental health and addiction disorders.
  • "Having multiple storylines increases the chances of audience members identifying with the theme and ultimately seeing themselves in some way."

Northeast Delta HSA, Downtown Arts Alliance, NELA Arts Council Collaborate to Increase Mental Health Art Creation and Display to Improve Population Health

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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MONROE, La., Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) has adopted arts as one of its integrated health care, evidence-based prevention, communications, and treatment strategies to help serve persons with mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities.

Key Points: 
  • The agency has partnered with the Downtown Arts Alliance (DAA) and the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council (NELAC) to support this work.
  • DAA is a non-profit comprised of a working board of volunteers involved in many other community organizations and arts advocates for visual and performing mediums.
  • This artwork will reflect mental health, addiction, and developmental disability aspects that will be presented at the February 2023 Downtown Gallery Crawl.
  • "We believe that the arts can and do play an intricate part in mental health," Handy said.