Did you know... • It is estimated that one in ten children and young people in the UK is living with a mental health diagnosis. * • This number rises dramatically in alternative provision with it estimated that 64% of children in alternative provision schools have an identified social emotional and mental health need. ** • Less than 1 in 3 young people with a mental health condition get access to NHS care and treatment. *** • 50% of all mental health problems start by the age of 14. *** • 1 in 9 children have low wellbeing. *** • 83% of young people with mental health needs agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse, while at the same time it has been revealed that high volumes of young people are not getting the support they need. **** • Links between healthy wellbeing and the arts are well documented helping to support social isolation and trauma via opportunities for self-expression. • ‘The number of creative arts students and teachers down by as much as a fifth in some subjects after a decade of underinvestment’ ***** * The Difference ** IntegratED *** Research by Young Minds and The Children's Society **** NHS Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics

Providing accessible, high quality Learning & Participation programmes to young people across the country is at the heart of what English Touring Opera do. ETO Lyrics follows in our series of specialist music programmes, and places musical co-creation at the centre of it’s mission. Over the course of either a 10 week programme or intensive 2 week period, ETO Lyrics will bring two specialist music practitioners together with students in alternate provision settings, to create original pieces of music which combine the classical and contemporary styles. Participants will be encouraged to draw on their own experiences, to aid their creative expression and aspirations.