"It made me realize I can do anything, see anything I want. I don’t have to be shy about it. It helps me express myself is so many ways. Thank you, Adam."

"I really appreciate having the opportunity to focus on my own music but also to feel encouraged to work as a team and in a group. I was given access to professional equipment and to test what it’s like in a professional environment – to have the full experience."

"I meet people, all different kinds of people, every age, color, creed, you name it. I think it’s really awesome because it’s better than church in a way that we all come together because we love music. So, we all enjoy something and it’s something tangible … It’s something that brings us all together so it’s a community like that. It bypasses all that stuff. You’re just there because it’s your spirit. That’s most important."

Musical Intervention says people are creative whether they are homeless, have a mental illness, or another dis-ability, or not; that music is a special language which is not so much therapeutic as life-giving; and that people with talent should be recognized and remunerated, when possible, for the creative work they do. Adam Christoferson and company, located in a storefront wedged into a parking garage in the small city of New Haven, have a great idea.

"Adam was ECMH Keynote Speaker at 2020 Online ECMH Conference and again, with Jeremiah Brown, at 10th European Conference on Mental Health in Lisbon, Portugal in 2022. Both of these Keynotes raised a lot of attention, questions and emotions. In Lisbon, their Keynote was a wonderful start for the whole conference and the atmosphere they created lasted during the whole conference.

Based on our evaluations and feedback, it is obvious that Musical Intervention is potential method to improve mental wellbeing and mental health among different communities in different countries. We are committed to share the idea of Musical Intervention in our global networks.

Finally, we are deeply grateful for the good and warm collaboration we have with Musical Intervention, we do our best that it can continue also in the future. Our values at ECMH are Equality, Friendliness, Trustworthiness and Joy. Musical Intervention fits perfectly in ECMH Family by showing in practice how these values can come true in a global learning and education event."

“In Musical Intervention, Adam has created a powerful outlet for unharnessed creativity. It transforms people who can sometimes find working together with others to be daunting, and who may lack self-confidence. Music, and Adam’s approach to it, is infectious, uplifting, and unifying. His program is changing lives, and enriching our community, by reaching people who can find it hard to participate and helping them redefine themselves and their purpose. This is not just a promising luxury, it is essential and already successful. I can’t wait to watch it grow.”

“I would like to endorse this program. It has potential cognitive, interpersonal and intrapsychic benefit. People develop their own songs and participate in sharing their songs (and stories ) with others. It is not only social but in my view provides a kind of narrative therapy. I also think rhythm and song is good for the brain. I leave it to you all to discuss possibilities.”