# Find research articles supporting the health benefits of the CheerUpChallenge
**URL:** https://publichappinessmovement.com/t/topic/2111
**Category:** Researchers and Academia
**Tags:** done, inspire-my-neighbourhood
**Created:** [1 February 2021 18:56 UTC](https://publichappinessmovement.com/t/topic/2111 "2021-02-01T18:56:31Z")
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### Author:  [@JaiGuerrero](https://publichappinessmovement.com/u/JaiGuerrero)
#### Post date: [1 February 2021 18:56 UTC](https://publichappinessmovement.com/t/topic/2111/1 "2021-02-01T18:56:32Z")
Event Description: [https://news.focallocal.org/inspire-my-city-day/](https://news.focallocal.org/inspire-my-city-day/)
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### Author:  [@JaiGuerrero](https://publichappinessmovement.com/u/JaiGuerrero)
#### Post date: [1 February 2021 18:56 UTC](https://publichappinessmovement.com/t/topic/2111/2 "2021-02-01T18:56:39Z")
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### Author:  [@JaiGuerrero](https://publichappinessmovement.com/u/JaiGuerrero)
#### Post date: [3 February 2021 08:23 UTC](https://publichappinessmovement.com/t/topic/2111/3 "2021-02-03T08:23:30Z")
Here are the research studies I found that are related to the mental health benefits of art and words of encouragement:
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804629/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804629/)
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6224439/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6224439/)
- [https://www.apa.org/education/ce/psychology-encouragement.pdf](https://www.apa.org/education/ce/psychology-encouragement.pdf)
Please feel free to comment more supporting articles to this thread. Thanks!