Terri DiGennaro was recently honored with the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities Advocate of the Year Award . The award honors her work to bring more access to art therapy, a unique type of therapy that uses art as a way to communicate when words aren't as easy to come by . DiGennaro talks about how she saw the benefits of art in her own son, Ryan Giambattista ,  who she describes as a "street artist." When Ryan died, Terri looked to find ways to honor him and in the process, found a way to make his memory bring help to others .