Tour Support provides training materials & resources for touring professionals to build a strong mental health support system while on the road & beyond.
Joined September 2019
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“Conversations that surround mental health are not carrying the same level of stigma, the same burden that used to be around them.” #InTreatment’s Uzo Aduba opens up to #Pose star Billy Porter about the discourse surrounding mental health. bit.ly/3gAVuX6
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Tours are coming back — but maybe their toxic work culture doesn’t have to. A handful of live music veterans are working to take some stress out of tour life. rol.st/3hQhoqI
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The mental health impact of the pandemic on touring crew members has been widespread. Suzi Green, who has run tours for musicians including PJ Harvey and James Blake, started the Back Lounge last June after finding herself "really depressed." nyti.ms/3ltyQ42
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Today we released the concerning findings from our recent survey. While the financial impact of the pandemic on musicians has been clear, the nature of mental health challenges means they can be much less obvious. If you're struggling to cope, we're here to support you.
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Thank you @Variety for sharing about the Green Room series with producer and artist Jenna Andrews that we advise on! The series features prominent musicians who talk about their mental health journeys. Check it out below! #MentalHealthMatters variety.com/2020/music/news/…
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The man running the show at Baltimore County’s vaccine sites has spent decades training and coordinating emergency preparedness at the state and local levels.
But he credits much of his skill to his time on tour with Twisted Sister from 2004 to 2016.
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Join @MusiCares, The Black Music Collective and @SilenceTheShame for a discussion on the mental health aspect of addiction in the black music community.
RSVP: grm.my/2Mza8C6
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In October 2020, @musicares launched a “Wellness in Music” survey to access the music community’s mental health and overall well-being.
The financial insecurity faced by the music community amid the pandemic has had a tremendous effect on mental health.
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Mental Health Matters.
To acknowledge #BlackHistoryMonth and good people/ organizations doing great work in mental health for people of color, we wanted to share resources that can help during challenging times.
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We applaud @ActorsEquity, @IATSE and all our union colleagues who have been on the frontlines asking Congress to pass extended unemployment insurance & COBRA subsidies for unemployed workers of the performing arts industry. We stand with them in asking for this critical relief.
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In partnership with the @MusicBizAssoc & @Godsmack’s @ScarsFoundation, we are able to provide immediate navigation & financial assistance to struggling Association members through the newly formed Music Biz Mental Health Fund. Learn more below! 💙 #HealTheMusic
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WHO has developed with partners a wide range of #mentalhealth resources for use in emergency settings, before, during and after #COVID19
👉 bit.ly/37KlBWe
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For anyone who needs it:
@SweetRelief
@MusiCares
@backline_care
@TContinuancef
@HopeForTheDay
@SilencethShame
@MusicMindsMattr (UK)
@weareMITC
@YourTourSupport
@scarsfoundation – at Los Angeles, CA
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The impact of the #COVID19 pandemic has been causing #mentalhealth difficulties such as:
🔹 prolonged grief after the loss of loved ones
🔹 severe anxiety because of disrupted livelihoods and isolation
🔹 fears for the future
🔹 lack of access to social support
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Covid-19 is creating a "parallel pandemic" of poor mental health, says @WHO.
Zimbabwe psychiatrist @DixonChibanda's Friendship Bench is helping tens of thousands access talk therapy with trained grandmothers
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Broadway theaters, independent venues and concert-promotion giants sent a letter to the White House offering “the full weight of our industry to support vaccine distribution beginning immediately” on.wsj.com/3ceEJzw
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We need better support for mental health in the music industry. The industry is such a volatile place to exist. Labels have more than enough to provide support for everyone involved, even unsigned artists who want to seek help. Creatives shouldn’t be fending for themselves.
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5/ Here’s a list of relief funds on the national level:
→ The American Guild of Musical Artists Relief Fund
→ @MusiCares
→ NOMAD Fundraiser for the Touring Crew
→ @sagaftra
→ @YourTourSupport
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.@LiveNation in supporting @YourTourSupport, a new program to provide on the road counseling for artists & their crews. bit.ly/2q0kPSB