This 13-min film illustrates a short music therapy intervention to support refugee caregivers and toddlers from Ukraine, carried out in London in the Spring of 2023. For two months, participants attended a weekly session of small-group music therapy. Although complete data and interview analyses are still ongoing, we can already say that the project was successful in improving well-being and mitigating negative mental health symptoms (e.g., anxiety), as well as supporting cognitive functioning in the caregivers. Positive developments were also observed in the children. A paper with the results is in preparation for submission to a scientific journal.
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Contact: For any questions concerning this study: Dr Fabia Franco – f.franco@mdx.ac.uk
Acknowledgements:
First of all, huge thanks to the Ukrainian families that took part in our project!
Many thanks to the Unity Hub Charitable Foundation for their support in the recruitment of participants and to the Old Diorama Arts Centre (London) for hosting the group activities.
Funding was generously provided by SEMPRE to Dr Fabia Franco (Principal Investigator), Dr Tamara Fedotiuk (Researcher At Risk Fellow and Visiting Researcher) and Dr Letitia Slabu (co-Investigator) from Middlesex University. South Wales University and Buckinghamshire New University contributed to the expenses of, respectively, co-Investigator Dr Elizabeth Coombes and music therapist Ellie Matthews (SWU), and Dr Tom McGorrian with the video production team, Nykyta Maslyaniy and Marianne Sillart (BNU).
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