The Jutland School of Singing

The study explored the project A Song for the Mind, which is a private-based choir activity aimed at people with mental health conditions, their relatives and professional facilitators. The initiative is created and founded by the private mental health organisation SIND Herning Ikast-Brande and the private choir school Den Jyske Sangskole. The initiative is a user-targeted activity promoting meaningful choir lessons. The purpose is to create a recreational offer to people with mental health challenges during or post treatment. The focus is on developing an inclusive community, connecting culture stakeholders with other private and public organisations uncovering meaningful activities, non-pharmacological ‘treatments and unexplored mental health potentials based on the interaction between the participants and partners. The vision is to create a foundation or developing an arts and culturally based activity to people afflicted with psychological vulnerabilities, independent of age and illness.