WAAM recently partnered with Bryan Kohl at MindWise Innovations to better understand how music interacts with depression and can be used in suicide prevention. “From dopamine responses, to addressing depressive states, to being a vehicle for messages of hope and resilience, it’s clear music plays a role.” You can read the complete abstract on our MIRC (Music Impact Research Center). Make sure to tune into our live Power of...
"What if by better understanding why and how music benefits mental health, we could help minimize depression, ultimately reducing thoughts and attempts at suicide." On this Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting WAAM's Music Empowering Mental Health campaign to promote and sponsor impactful research around the transformative power of music, including this important work on Music and Suicide Prevention. Join us in our mission to elevate music’s singular and...
Did You Know…. Music is one of the only, if not the only, stimulus that affects the entire brain all at once. Music therapy can heal all populations from start to end of life stages. ...
"…During musical experiences, changes are actually seen in blood flow within the brain to areas linked to our reward circuits, motivation, and even powerful emotions. So therein lies the tremendous power of music." -- Dr. Olajide Williams, Chief of Staff of the Dept of Neurology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the founder and board chair of Hip Hop Public Health. Click here...
WAAM is thrilled to announce our Hello Insight partnership! We are joining together to provide music nonprofits with an important instrument to measure and demonstrate program impact. Hello Insight's platform enhances the ability to evaluate the critical components of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). We invite all music nonprofits to engage with Hello Insight and learn how your peers are elevating the narrative about the Power of...
Thank you to all of our friends that joined us for WAAM’s Spring Cocktail Party to celebrate #ThePowerofMusic. We are so grateful to have such an engaged & supportive community! Special thanks to our sponsors and incredible grantee presenters (Lori Benson - Exec. Director, Hip Hop Public Health and Melissa Walker - Exec. Director, Jazz House Kids)! We would also like to express our gratitude to Power...
Power of Music - Episode 6 is Available for Streaming Now! Tune in as we discuss the essential role of music in mental health and social emotional learning (SEL) with Dr. Kim Sabo Flores, Founder of Hello Insight and Dr. Chad Bernstein, Founder and CEO of Guitars Over Guns! https://youtu.be/Re_s5m1XTAE ...
We are thrilled to announce our next episode of our Power of Music Series, as we focus on the essential role of music in mental health and social emotional learning (SEL).Dr. Chad Bernstein – Founder and CEO of Guitars Over Guns, and Dr. Kim Sabo Flores – Founder of Hello Insight, will join David Zusman (WAAM Co-Founder) and Peter Gerlings (WAAM Head of Research) in a dynamic discussion as we address...
Dr. Chad Bernstein Co-Founder/CEO of Guitars Over Guns, is a leader in incorporating mental health and research-based initiatives into after school music programs. In 2015, Chad was honored as a CNN Hero for his work, and has since been featured by the Steve Harvey Show and People Magazine. Most recently, Chad was named an inaugural recipient of The Elevate Prize, selected from among thousands of global changemakers....
WAAM is excited to welcome Kim Sabo Flores, PhD, to our next Power of Music Episode! Dr. Kim Sabo Flores is a true leader in the field of SEL (social emotional learning) and Positive Youth Development. Kim’s company, Hello Insight (HI), has become an important solution for understanding the unique impact that our grantees have on students through music and mentorship. HI is the first online data-driven learning community...
