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We are proud of the impact of our work across numerous different settings and always endeavour to embody our values (share, dare, deepen, listen and care) in our work. Read on to find out more about how our services and funded projects are positively impacting on the lives of our wide range of service users.

How We Created a Thriving Digital Community Group

We caught up with Community Musician, Jo who shared the details...

Different Groups for Different People

Introducing our new campaign: Chiltern Cares Community

Chiltern Cares: Children with Severe/Complex Neurological Conditions

Read about our latest campaign that has been running on our social channels over the last few months.

Lucy

Meet Lucy a brave 3-year who survived a serious road accident.

David

Meet David, a 12-year-old with complex autism.

Introducing Sing It Forward: Rewrite the Christmas Classics

Music has the power to heal, connect, and inspire, and this Christmas, we’re inviting you to experience these benefits through our interactive campaign, Sing It Forward: Rewrite the Classics.

Supporting Grieving Young People Through Music Therapy

This Grief Awareness Week, we’re spotlighting the powerful role Music Therapy can play in supporting young people navigating loss and grief, like this recent project led by our Music Therapists Gabrielle and Kasia.

Supporting Families in the NICU: How Children in Need Helps Bring Music Therapy to The Whittington Hospital

Discover how Children in Need’s support enables Chiltern Music Therapy to bring comfort and connection to families in the NICU through music therapy.

Discover our Impact: Chiltern Music Therapy’s 2024 Annual Report

We’re thrilled to share our 2024 Annual Report, which highlights the progress we’ve made and the profound impact we’ve had within communities across the UK

Why We’re Deactivating Our X Account: Staying True to Our Values

After much thoughtful consideration, we have decided to deactivate our X (formerly Twitter) account.

Chiltern Music Therapy’s 2023-2024 Environmental Report

We are dedicated to not only transforming lives through music but also ensuring our operations are environmentally sustainable. We are excited to share the highlights from our 2023-2024 Environmental Report, showcasing our commitment and progress in reducing our carbon footprint.

Shining a Spotlight on our Community Music Groups

At Chiltern Music Therapy, we believe in the transformative power of music. Our community music groups provide a welcoming space for everyone to experience the joy of making music together. Led by our dedicated community musicians, our groups ensure that everyone is valued and included.

School Voices - Our Music Therapy Services in Education

We offer half day and full day services within a range of educational settings, providing a mixture of one-to-one sessions, group music therapy or community music sessions. Click through to see a recent overview of our services in education settings.

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Impact of Music Therapy in Mainstream Primary Schools

Chiltern supports children and young people with a range of needs including learning disabilities, mental health, social or behavioural difficulties. Our music therapy sessions are tailored to the child or young person to help meet their needs and reach their goals.

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Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

This 3-month Neurologic Music Therapy pilot service at the Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU) at Trafford Hospital was charitably funded by the Trust and ran for 1 day a week from May 2022 - July 2022. The data collected demonstrates that Neurologic Music Therapy increases patient engagement in rehab, helps achieve rehab goals, and works well in collaboration with the existing therapies and interventions at INRU.

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Special School Music Therapy service outcomes

Chiltern provides Music Therapy in individual and group sessions in a number of special schools in England, developing transferable skills for learning, developing social skills and supporting positive mental health.

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Houghton Regis Singing Café

The Houghton Regis Singing Café is a weekly singing group focussed on the wellbeing of older adults who are isolated and those who have a diagnosis of early-mid stages of dementia. Participants are referred into the group by Social Prescribing Link Workers.

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Duet Portal

Identifying a need for more robust, systematic evaluation of these digital services and to assess the effectiveness of different types of music therapy provision, a comparative, qualitative study aimed to compare and explore the effects of remote digital music therapy, in-person therapy and multimodal combined music therapy delivery.

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Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit - Neurologic Music Therapy pilot

In March 2021 Chiltern Music Therapy completed a 12 month pilot Neurologic Music Therapy service with Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit at Amersham Hospital. The pilot, co-funded by Heart of Bucks and Chiltern Music Therapy, took place in a very challenging time but still reports positive results despite the additional obstacles.

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