Mental health is a huge part of the public health of Virginia and the improvement of positive mental health deserves to be approached with the appropriate experience and training which has been acquired by licensed Art Therapists. It is vital that the state of Virginia approves and moves forward with providing licensure for the field of Art Therapy. Licensure would provide more protection for the public since the treatment provided would follow guidelines for effective and positive help in treatment. Licensure requirements would hopefully weed out potential practitioners who really have not undertaken the necessary training to work with the public for mental health improvement. Licensure would also allow more individuals to access mental health services through their insurance. This bill addressing Art Therapy Licensure in Virginia would be a move toward improvement in mental health services for the people in this state.