Positive Mental Health Through Music

Award-winning music and wellbeing services
in hospitals and the community

Positive Mental Health Through Music

Award-winning music and wellbeing services
in hospitals and the community

We support young people and adults with lived experience of mental health problems. 

Using a unique trauma-informed therapeutic approach our work promotes recovery from depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and other conditions. Drawing on adapted elements of music industry practice our mentoring programmes are delivered by specially trained professional producers, artists, managers, and industry experts.

Everyone is welcome—whether you’re a musician or simply love music, regardless of your skill level or experience.

Our impact

– 100% of our users are individuals experiencing mental health challenges
– 95% are unemployed or living on a low income
– 72% come from a global majority background
– 60% are under 30 years old
– 54% have experience of homelessness or unstable housing

Download our 2025 Impact Report to learn more.

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*services provided in 2024-25

Supporting Mental Health Recovery

Hospitals

Pop-up recording studio sessions in inpatient wards (acute, intensive care, rehabilitation, and other psychiatric wards).

Community

Tailored mentoring in professional studios focused on skills development, wellbeing,  and personal aspirations.

Performance

Open-mic nights, concerts, and video projects to build confidence and challenge stigma.

Progression

Volunteering, work experience, and peer mentoring pathways to support growth beyond the programme.

Key Changes Music and Mental Health Podcast

What Artists Say About Key Changes

Music can play a valuable role in mental health recovery

  • – Stimulates emotional and aesthetic response
    – Supports behaviour change and improved wellbeing
    – Helps develop creative, technical, and vocational skills
    – Enhances expression, communication, confidence & self-esteem

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