Wausau equine therapy center launches program to aid veterans stat : WSAW

The Equine Therapy Center is the only registered equine therapy program in a 48 mile radius, and is now testing a new curriculum geared specifically towards veterans. A new form of therapy for veterans is in its pilot program phase as Stable Hands Equine Therapy Center. "Our mission is to help veterans with their skills for emotional and physical fitness," said Lead Instructor Sue Doede. Stable Hands is in its 25th year of working with special needs individuals through different activities and therapies. There are three veterans in the pilot program, and so far the response has been positive.




The late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, photographed in Beverly Hills in 2015, will be memorialized with a Music Therapy program for children in Seattle. Childhaven, a Seattle-based nonprofit, will use the donation to establish the Chris Cornell Music Therapy Program at Childhaven, described as "a therapeutic early learning model for trauma-affected children." On what would have been Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday, the late Soundgarden singer's family foundation announced Thursday a $100,000 donation to a music therapy program for children in Seattle that will bear Cornell's name. "Because of what they've experienced, a lot of children come to Childhaven struggling with anger and other overwhelming emotions," said Seattle musician Brian Vogan, who works in music therapy at Childhaven. The program uses music to treat children from birth to age 5 who have been affected by abuse, neglect, domestic violence, substance abuse and other issues.

Children's music therapy program established in Chris Cornell's honor

[Photo credit: Whitney Newell]In honor of the late Chris Cornell's birthday, Seattle-based nonprofit Childhaven have established the "Chris Cornell Music Therapy Program at Childhaven" in memory of the late musician and philanthropist. What are your thoughts on the special Chris Cornell's music therapy program? Read more: Hear Chris Cornell's vocals isolated from Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun"The children at Childhaven, from infants to five-year-olds, will be offered therapy through the Chris Cornell Music Therapy Program. Through the music therapy program, children affected by trauma are provided a creative outlet through which they can express and explore difficult feelings through music, including interactions with a wide variety of instruments. "The Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation is excited to join Childhaven to support its extraordinary work impacting the lives of those in need," said Vicky Cornell.


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