MATT DANIEL

I’ve been a trustee with the youth arts and health trust for just over a year, and I really enjoy being part of this inspirational team. I started off working as a teacher more than 20 years ago and all my jobs since (though my career has taken several interesting tangents) have been about improving mental health.

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I believe passionately in the power of the arts to change people’s mental health for the better. Listening to music is my thing, and I think anyone who’s listened to their favourite song and experienced how that can change your mood can intuitively understand how arts therapy can help people.

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The pressures children and young people are experiencing right now are increasing and the work that our therapists do to support them is so important. It’s a real honour to be part of that in some small way!