Music Heals Minds
Music Heals Minds, Inc. is a 501© (3) organization founded in 2018 by Hannah Laham (Hannah Kol) singer/songwriter, and Mary Jones, in memory of her son, Julius “Cole” Rassin. The organization’s mission is to offer hope, healing and help to those suffering from mental illness by providing musical instruments, lessons, and songwriting journals to mental health facilities for therapy purposes. The goal for 2024 is to provide grants for music therapists to be placed in outpatient mental health facilities in North Carolina and Tennessee. A long-term goal is to expand all of these services across the United States.
Music Therapy Retreats is a 501© (3) organization founded in 2019 by Mack Bailey, a singer/songwriter and certified music therapist. The mission of MTR is to help heal those who have experienced trauma in their lives. The organization accomplishes this through lifechanging music therapy retreats which incorporate evidence-based music therapy techniques, engage talented songwriters in the process, provide ongoing education to music therapists and expand research in music therapy.
The common mission of both organizations is to provide mental wellness through the power of music.