Rhythm4Wellness therapeutic group drumming programs are an effective strategy to target significant mental-health wellness improvement and reduce and antisocial behaviour. The following is a list of some of the research that has provided evidence that group drumming, especially when combined with reflective practices, can be an effective therapeutic intervention to reduce bullying and violence. Studies have shown positive impacts on mental health, social-emotional functioning, and even reducing aggression.

"The results suggest that group music training facilitates the development of pro-social skills..."

Group Music Training and Children's Pro-social Skills Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada October 2015

"Group drumming has long been a part of traditional healing rituals worldwide, and is increasingly used as a therapeutic strategy..."

"Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children" Brain Sciences 2017

"One of the community music interventions growing in popularity for mental health is group drumming, perhaps due to the inclusiveness of drumming circles, lack of fine motor skill requirements and strong steadying rhythms..."

"Effects of Group Drumming Interventions on Anxiety, Depression, Social Resilience and Inflammatory Immune Response among Mental Health Service Users" PLOS ONE | March 2016

"Group drumming provides a creative and mutual learning space in which mental health recovery can take place..."

Making music for mental health: how group drumming mediates recovery Perkins et al. Psych Well-Being Nov 2016

"Group drumming, especially when combined with reflective practices, can be an effective therapeutic intervention to reduce bullying and violence..."

"The Impact of Group Drumming on Social-Emotional Behaviour in Low-Income Children..." Published by University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA May 2010

"Reported to positively influence relationships..."

Promoting well-being through group drumming with mental health service users and their carers

Article: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-being July 2019

"The use of therapeutic drumming created healthy group cohesion in a non-threatening way..." (Cammileri, 2002).

"That also brought students’ self-esteem, assertiveness, empathy, and it allowed them to focus on themselves and others, reducing students’ stress and repressed feelings..." (Bittman et al., 2009)