Songwriting and recording are the best therapy says Harley
Harley struggles with anxiety and lack of confidence as a result of early childhood experiences. She lives in foster care, and has found it hard to fit in at school and make friends. She was referred to our Music Minds programme, for one-to-one music mentoring. Music...
Bethanie learns to trust and builds her confidence and songwriting skills
Bethanie had experienced many years of very challenging medical issues when she was referred to our Music Minds teenage mental health programme. As a result, she had very low mood and confidence, and there was a concern this may escalate due to her isolation and...
Jenny finds a new way of coping with mental health problems, through music
Video: This song was created and performed by two young women, who took part in our Music Minds programme in 2016. Jenny, aged 13, was in the ‘top five’ of students with challenging behaviour in her school. She would regularly argue with staff, and...
Hip Hop and gaming helps Tom discover an identity beyond anger
Tom had been referred to us by a local service for people with mental health problems. He was suffering from anger problems, was often violent, and had very few friends. He had lost interest in life and was a loner, spending his time gaming on his computer and listening to old-school hip-hop.