Guitars 4 Vets Australia

Veterans and former ADF members unfortunately have the highest rate of suicide due to depression, anxiety, PTSD and a general inability to re-connect and adjust to civilian life.

As part of its Tune Up Program and Community Assist initiative Music and The Brain Foundation is pleased to auspice, assist with fundraising and provide administrative support to Guitars4Vets Australia (G4VA); a self help support project successfully delivered by Vets for Vets in Australia since 2017.
​The project is evidence-based and gives practical application to the volumes of international research completed and reported on the calue of music-instruction intervention for treatment of PTSD amongst returned servicemen and women.
Committed to operating at a community level, the project is managed by veterans who collectively and individually raise publis awareness of the impact of PTSD whilst empowering individuals to be attentive and responsive to local needs.
The project's impact is significant securing support from instrument makers, music retailers and respected music teachers within metropolitan, regional and country communities.
G4VA complements the Foundation's own commitment to improve public health by supporting the delivery of evidence-based programs at a community level which "promote the use of music in the prevention, tretment and management of brain related disorders".