LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Lima Symphony Orchestra continues its mission to help those in need through music therapy.
Executive Director Elizabeth Brown-Ellis and composer Kevin Kohler reflected tonight on the importance of engaging in music as a healing process for those who are behind prison walls.
"Healing Through Music" began in 2018 with the idea of using music as a treatment for those battling mental illness and addiction.
The program is a partnership with the Allen County Correctional Institution.
Executive Director Elizabeth Brown-Ellis and composer Kevin Kohler reflected tonight on the importance of engaging in music as a healing process for those who are behind prison walls.
“Just so that they understand that there's life within the prison. There are people that are trying to make connections with them, even though they're incarcerated. They are worthy of connecting and developing friendships and to understand that they are they are human. I think that that's something that the symphony has done in their program,” added John Foster, founder of the Center of Peace and Reconciliation.
The program is a partnership with the Allen County Correctional Institution.
Studies have shown that music can help treat mental illness and violent behavior.
