ACM Publications

Mental Wellness in Children’s Museums

February 2024 | Vol. 36 No.4

Mental health is important. Children’s museums have long been invested in creating environments where children thrive. Mental health is a pressing current issue for the children in our communities, and children’s museums have expansive opportunity to meet those needs with comprehensive, collaborative experiences that supplement the essential work of mental health professionals—providing all children with the skills to navigate their world with joy, wonder, and wellness. This issue explore mental wellness and it relates to children’s museum work, staffing, and communities.

READ MORE HAND TO HAND

Hand to Hand is a quarterly publication of the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM). As a member benefit, Hand to Hand is available first to ACM members, and then publicly for one year. ACM members may review the full Hand to Hand index here or access past editions of Hand to Hand via ACM’s Groupsite.

Other recent issues:
POWER OF PLAY
October 2023 | Vol. 36 No. 3
ACTING OUT IN THE MUSEUM
May 2023 | Vol. 36 No. 2
STRATEGIC PLANNING
February 2023 | Vol. 36 No. 1

ACM TREND REPORTS

ACM has partnered with Knology to create the ACM Trends Reports series, which shares practical information for children’s museums to tell the story of our field, drawing from more than a decade of ACM member data.

The ACM Trends Reports help museum professionals use data to become more accountable to their mission and fiscal responsibilities. Concise and easily understood, the reports can be shared in internal communications with your organization’s stakeholders, including staff, Board members, and funders, or for use in marketing materials and presentations.

Access all the ACM Trends Reports via the ACM Data Hub >

ACM-ASTC WORKFORCE SURVEY

The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) are pleased to announce the release of the 2023 ACM-ASTC Workforce Survey Report. This report presents findings from 138 participating institutions, 36% of which are active ACM member museums, and 81% of which are active ASTC member museums.

Access the Executive Summary and Final Report >