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Making a Joyful Noise: The Potential Role of Music Making in the Wellbeing of Young Families

This report explores the role that music might play in building a world in which young families thrive.

What role does music play in building a world in which young families thrive? We produced this report together with WolfBrown, combining a comprehensive literature and landscape review that highlights the value, impact and scaling potential of music and sustainable music interventions/programmes throughout the world.

Understanding and harnessing the value of music provides a multitude of opportunities for supporting child development, child-caregiver bonds and overall family well-being in an inclusive and human way.

The report also provides clear action steps for organisations and governments interested in investing in music across a range of areas (public health, early learning and education, community planning and design and arts and culture) that influence early childhood development and caregiver mental health.

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