Children's Music Fund
While doctors use medications to treat symptoms, Music Therapy can provide additional healing, both for the body and the soul. Engaging sick children in music-making and listening helps reduce pain, fear and anxiety, and provides a much-needed distraction from their conditions and medical treatments.
We connect eligible children to board-certified Music Therapists who provide personalized treatment plans.
We support funding of in-facility Music Therapists and sponsor interns to help kids during treatments.
We conduct research on Music Therapy to further innovate the field and work to integrate music with medicine.
Today, we mark a milestone in the history of our organization by expanding access to Music Therapy for children through a ‘first of its kind’ collaboration with UCLA Health. Through the support of our donors, our Music Therapy Intern Sponsorship fully-finances clinical internships for two Music Therapy students at UCLA Health.
This nine-month program provides over 2,000 healing hours of Music Therapy while supporting the educational requirements for board certification and licensure of students to attain the highest level of distinction in the field of Music Therapy.
The recipients of the first Children’s Music Fund Music Therapy Internship Sponsorship are Audrey Creevey and Rose Koo, graduates of Berklee College of Music’s undergraduate program. We are proud to lead this effort to bring the healing benefits of Music Therapy to children and their families, create awareness for this therapy and advance opportunities for individual pursuing this profession. Read the press release here.
At Children’s Music Fund, we’ve long witnessed and advocated for music’s ability to soothe, support and strengthen children and families in the most...
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At Children’s Music Fund, we’ve always believed that music helps kids heal. The concept may seem simple, yet we witness it every day...
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Raffi Tachdjian, MD, MPH, founder & president of Children’s Music Fund reflects on the founding of our organization. Sometimes one moment changes everything....
Continue ReadingWe depend on donations to offer Music Therapy services to vulnerable children who are unwell. Our organization operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and relies heavily on charitable contributions. Join us in demonstrating your support and contributing to the delivery of Music Therapy’s restorative benefits to sick children in need.