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We had the pleasure of visiting Stepping Hill’s Treehouse Unit with the brilliant Emma Black, who bought songs and smiles to children on the ward through her musical therapy.

Visiting hospital can be a scary and confusing experience for children, so a little sing-along can provide a welcome distraction from nervous thoughts and long waits!

11-year-old Tyrell, who visits the hospital regularly, said he’d felt worried before coming, but that the music had helped him feel calm and relaxed. Mum added that the music provides a great distraction as well as easing that hospital anxiety.

Thank you to our supporters and donors for helping us make this possible.

You can watch the video of Emma in action here.

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“This donation has enabled us to use more varied and useful therapeutic toys and games when working with children and young people with mental health difficulties, as well as using extra clinic rooms which are now more child-friendly. This has helped reduced anxiety about coming to CAMHS and meant that family therapy can be done. Both parents of a 10 year old boy can now attend with their 5 year old as the youngest child can play with our new resources in the waiting room or clinic space. The 10 year old benefited from therapeutic games about thoughts/feelings and we were also able to observe imaginative play for assessment.”

Dr Eleanor Oswald
Clinical Psychologist, CAMHS
Vale of Leven Hospital

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