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How Music Rooted in African Traditions can Minister to Middle School Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma Gloria Osemenam

Focus Trauma Traditional Music & Music Therapy Awareness, Healing & Stories

Trauma  Trauma is concerned with the marks of violence on people.”  The traumatic effect can be experienced immediately or in future.

Effects of Trauma Events on Children  Disruption  psychological development  Infrastructure collapse

Negative emotional impact  Fear  Uncertainty  Insecurities  Anxiety

The loss of a home

Adverse Childhood Experience(ACE)  Trauma affects the development of the brain.  Heart disease and lung cancer

Violence and The Nigerian Context  Direct attacks on Christians (Boko Haram)  Communal clashes (Fulani Herdsmen)

Violence and The Nigerian Context  Boko Haram has led to the exposure of approximately 2.5 million children to terrorism.”

 Children live in the fear  Loss of homes  Kidnapping (276 girls in 2014)

On January 1, 2018, 73 persons were killed in an attack by the Fulani Herdsmen.

Mental Illness in Nigeria  Gross neglect of people  Large misconception and misinformation about mental illness  Shaming  Psychotic Break seen as a spiritual attack

Mental Illness in Nigeria  31.6 percent are depressed  27.8 percent reported symptoms of anxiety in Nigeria.  23.5% prevalence of PTSD among medical students in UniJos.

Music in Traditional African Society  Music has been an integral part of African culture.  Music and dance is used to express emotion, whether joyful or sorrowful and it is not limited.  https://youtu.be/2QJ6KYWF1QU

Music Therapy in Nigeria  History  Music touches on emotional and spiritual level. Perkins International

Some Examples  Igbeuku Religious Practice  Circumcision

Music Therapy in the Bible King Saul, David and the Harp

Witnessing in Trauma “The root cause of mental illness is Sin (Rom 6:23) and the foundational solution to mental health is Salvation.” …Pastor Sam Adeyemi

Witnessing in Trauma (Shelly Rambo)  Radical reconfiguration of death and life  The Spirit remains  The Spirit is love

Way Forward  A series on Mental Illness (work with Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative)  Build and share resources  Shared Stories  Training for Counselling team

Way Forward  Music School  7-15 years  Traditional Music Instrument  Music and Dance

Thank you!