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Friday, December 08, 2017
UK Musicians Mental Health Support Line Launched
Pollstar: A 24/7 mental health service dubbed Music Minds Matter is for “anyone working in the music industry,” according to Help Musicians UK, the charity behind the initiative.
1 comment:
Sarah Battaglia
said...
So often in theater we think about mental health as an integral part of the way we do our jobs, but we don't really take care of ourselves in a way that supports that. I have been working a lot with the School of Drama to start walking the walk when it comes to mental health rather than just talking about it. I think that this line is really important because musicians and artists struggle with mental health in a way that other people do not. Our pain is glorified and thought to make good art so people do not turn it off or try to protect themselves. Art that comes from pain can be good art, but what is most important is that we take care of the people who make the art, and but them before their product. So often in artistic fields and in the School of Drama we put the products that people put out and their academic knowledge over who they are as people and that is incredibly hurtful to people and the way that they make art. I am happy more people are starting to show that they really care about the mental health of performers instead of just talking about it, and I hope that it continues.
1 comment:
So often in theater we think about mental health as an integral part of the way we do our jobs, but we don't really take care of ourselves in a way that supports that. I have been working a lot with the School of Drama to start walking the walk when it comes to mental health rather than just talking about it. I think that this line is really important because musicians and artists struggle with mental health in a way that other people do not. Our pain is glorified and thought to make good art so people do not turn it off or try to protect themselves. Art that comes from pain can be good art, but what is most important is that we take care of the people who make the art, and but them before their product. So often in artistic fields and in the School of Drama we put the products that people put out and their academic knowledge over who they are as people and that is incredibly hurtful to people and the way that they make art. I am happy more people are starting to show that they really care about the mental health of performers instead of just talking about it, and I hope that it continues.
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