There’s a rising mental health crisis facing young people. Rachel Parsons, Project Manager at music education charity More Music, introduces new research examining how arts practitioners can best offer their support.
I have been running music projects for teenagers for 15 years now and concerns about young people’s mental health has always been at the forefront of our work. Trends in music, like grunge, and emo, influence how openly young people speak about their mental health through lyrics, song choice and conversation. Growing up in the 90’s and immersed in the grunge scene, I understand this. I played in a band, wore black eye liner, listened to Nirvana and wrote noisy songs about teenage emotions. Not much different to the young bands I work with today you would think.
Except that the world has ch...Keep reading on Youth Music Network
I have been running music projects for teenagers for 15 years now and concerns about young people’s mental health has always been at the forefront of our work. Trends in music, like grunge, and emo, influence how openly young people speak about their mental health through lyrics, song choice and conversation. Growing up in the 90’s and immersed in the grunge scene, I understand this. I played in a band, wore black eye liner, listened to Nirvana and wrote noisy songs about teenage emotions. Not much different to the young bands I work with today you would think.
Except that the world has ch... Keep reading on Youth Music Network