Music making for health, well-being and behaviour change in youth justice settings: a systematic review

Health Promot Int. 2013 Jun;28(2):197-210. doi: 10.1093/heapro/das005. Epub 2012 Mar 13.

Abstract

Youth justice is an important public health issue. There is growing recognition of the need to adopt effective, evidence-based strategies for working with young offenders. Music interventions may be particularly well suited to addressing risk factors in young people and reducing juvenile crime. This systematic review of international research seeks to contribute to the evidence base on the impact of music making on the health, well-being and behaviour of young offenders and those considered at risk of offending. It examines outcomes of music making identified in quantitative research and discusses theories from qualitative research that might help to understand the impact of music making in youth justice settings.

Keywords: health inequalities; music; systematic review; young people.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Juvenile Delinquency / prevention & control*
  • Juvenile Delinquency / psychology
  • Music Therapy
  • Music* / psychology
  • Social Adjustment