This editorial introduces the Voices Special Issue on Music Therapy and Child Welfare. "We are very excited to publish this special issue that focuses on music therapy and childwelfare," say the authors. "Just over a year ago, Rebecca Fairchild approached Voices with this idea, which we whole-heartedly embraced. This is an area that has to date received too little attention in music therapy, one that has tremendous implications for equity and social justice."
Articles in this issue include:
- Music Therapy: Building Bridges Between a Participatory Approach and Trauma-informed Care in a Child Welfare Setting
- A Reflexive Music Therapy Clinical Introspection in Working with Foster Care Youth
- Musical Ripples and Reflections: The Story of Charlie, His Music and His New Foster Family
- Reflections on Practice: Three Examples of Relational Music Therapy Practice with Adolescents in Child Welfare Services