{"id":2138,"date":"2020-05-29T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-foundation\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2023-03-20T04:34:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:34:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leavingscars.com\/?page_id=2138","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_static--><h1>About<\/h1>\n<h3>Vision<\/h3> <p>Leaving Scars vision is to work as a conduit to enable people to use their creative wits to develop an outlet for expression within their communities<\/p>\n<h3>Mission<\/h3> <p>Empowering creativity to support mental health.<\/p>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/leavingscars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/story.jpg?resize=560%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"425\" title=\"story\" alt=\"story\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/leavingscars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/story.jpg?w=560 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/leavingscars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/story.jpg?resize=300%2C228 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<h4><strong>Story<\/strong><\/h4> <p>What started as a short term publishing project presented an opportunity to refocus our vision when we realized the affects of creativity within communities and the way it enhanced mental health.<\/p> <h4><strong>Empowering creativity to support mental health.<\/strong><\/h4> <p>Having a creative outlet has been recognized for centuries as an effective way to improve overall mental health. 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