San Ysidro Health Launches Arts-Based Social Prescribing Pilot — 250 Youth Prescribed Art for Mental Health
San Ysidro Health is piloting an innovative behavioral health model: 250 adolescents aged 12-25 with anxiety, depression, or social isolation receive 'arts prescriptions' through a partnership with Art Pharmacy. BH specialists prescribe arts/culture experiences from 115+ partner organizations (~200 venues) across San Diego.
This represents a novel non-clinical intervention model for FQHC youth mental health. Funded with support from Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties.
Primary source
KTLA / Art PharmacyAffected FQHCs
FQHC Talent. (2026, April 1). San Ysidro Health Launches Arts-Based Social Prescribing Pilot — 250 Youth Prescribed Art for Mental Health. Primary source: KTLA / Art Pharmacy. Retrieved June 12, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/san-ysidro-social-prescribing-arts-pilot
More in Strategy & Tactics
Jun 1
Redding's Sunrise Mountain Wellness Center Closes June 30 — a Third Prop 1 / BHSA Peer-Support Closure in the North State
Jun 1
Lake County Closes 3 Prop 1 Peer Support Centers June 1 — Including the County's Only Tribal-Specific Mental-Health Hub
May 14
eClinicalWorks Launches healowIQ + AI Workbench + healow Genie at FQHC-Dedicated Health Center Summit
May 7
Artera Launches AI Services Model + Agentic AI Squads — First Vendor to Package Agentic AI for 300 FQHC Customer Base