The @UCSF BCH San Francisco Music Therapy team create some musical cheer for this holiday season. youtube.com/watch?embeds_ref…

What can the media language preferences of Latinx adolescents reveal to us about the health effects of mental illness and anti-stigma efforts? SHN Scientific Investigator @kkcbarrett shares research from Dupont-Reyes et al about the nuance of messaging. #HispanicHeritageMonth

The songs are "a series of stories based around my examinations of mental health in the modern age." You can pre-order it here. hellomerch.com/products/venu… Enjoy the listen below. youtube.com/watch?v=-JN8b_qp…

Who better to tell a story of music and healing than that of a first-person experience? Hear Gaelen McCormick's story that spans from the Philharmonic Orchestra to a volunteer lobby musician on music's therapeutic power. youtube.com/watch?v=sbz7DVPW… #soundhealth @UR_Med

A highlight of the event will be answering this question: "Can music improve our well being or even more?" Join Vic and Steve as they explore these and other controversial topics using bass guitars and groove as scalpels (and anaesthesia).

This panel talked about their specific work in the field of music and therapy as well as their published works including those that have a cameo in the book Music and Mind, Harnessing the Art for Health and Wellness - a look at arts and health as an emerging sector of interest.

An 'Arts and Health Summit' is grounded by the application and practice of music therapy with Stacie Aaron Yeldell, MA, MT-BC, AVPT who led the crowed in 'A Moment of Creative Wellbeing' with voice, guitar and "just breathe" she gently coaxed. #soundhealth

Being a Part of Something Larger Than Ourselves Composer @EricWhitacre shares his origin story with falling in love with the choir and eventually becoming a conductor. He tells the story -pre-selfie and viral video age - of creating his first virtual choir.

A fitting return from lunch to hear sounds of music before the afternoon session. Singing "L'invitarion au voyage" Henri Duparc (1848-1933) a musical performance by Soprano Alaysha Fox and pianist Nicholas Roehler, alumni of @laopera Domingo-Colburn- Stein Young Artist Program.

Advancing Arts and Health: LA County in Conversation, with Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director, LA County Department of Arts and Culture "We've known forever the power of the arts for not just healing but inclusion. When we support the arts we allow people to represent themselves."

We're learning about @LACountyArts efforts with Kristin Sakoda. Creative Wellbeing provides development in arts plus and other nontraditional settings to create healing. Crucial as well is the advancement of arts based strategies in justice and care systems for our youth.

As our week continues, we sit with this quote from our partner @ReneeFleming from @USCDornsife during @LACountyArts: "I think the mind has more control over the body than we know.’ #soundhealth #artssummit

"I saw how huge of an impact you can have no matter where you sit but let me say this, I believe that the arts are one of the most undervalued resources in our country, full stop," said Kristin Sakoda, Director of @LACountyArts, in our spring newsletter issue. #soundhealth