5 Ways MusiCares Supports Mental Health & Wellness Year-Round

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, MusiCares highlights the different programs and resources it offers to advocate mental health and wellness in the music industry 365 days a year.

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As the safety net of the music community, MusiCares offers health services, human services, and mental health and addiction recovery services to those in need. Through the programming and resources offered year-round, MusiCares acts as a constant advocate for mental health and wellness in the music industry.

For Mental Health Awareness Month this May, here are some examples of how MusiCares advocates mental health and wellness all year long.

## Free Support Groups

MusiCares recognizes that far too many people with mental health and addiction issues are not getting the help or treatment that they need. MusiCares offers 10 free and confidential cyber emotional support and addiction recovery support groups on a weekly basis to those in need. These support groups serve as a safe and secure place to sort through a variety of wellness issues or concerns. Each group is led by a licensed professional, with additional assistance available if needed.

Three of MusiCares’ weekly support groups assist specific communities in the music industry. Join Danielle Bowker, Licensed Professional Counselor, every Thursday for a Women’s Support Group. Bowker is able to offer a unique perspective having grown up as a child in and around the music industry, and as the wife of a touring Weekend Warrior. Bowker also has over 10 years of experience working directly with music professionals.

Adrienne Williams leads a weekly Black Music Community Group and a LGBTQ Music Community Group every Wednesday and Thursday. Adrienne is a Licensed Social Worker with a Master’s in Education and is a current doctoral candidate at Widener University. Williams is a clinician in private practice, where her goal is to dismantle stigma and shame about mental health and sex in our society — particularly within the Black community. She provides individual therapy, couples counseling, sex therapy, workshops, and professional development.

To assist its clients in recovery, MusiCares offers various types of free, online recovery support groups in Los Angeles, Nashville, Austin, New Orleans, New York, Atlanta, and Fort Collins, Colorado. These groups offer a safe environment in which clients can discuss the challenges of staying clean and sober in the music industry.

All support groups are currently offered virtually. For more information about any of the emotional support and addiction recovery support groups above, please visit [https://www.musicares.org/get-help/addiction-recovery](https://www.musicares.org/get-help/addiction-recovery).

## Mental Health Treatment &amp; Resources

In addition to free support groups, MusiCares has a Mental Health and Addiction Services Team composed of licensed professionals dedicated to assisting eligible individuals find the mental health treatment that they need. MusiCares offers financial assistance and resources for psychotherapy, coaching and psychiatric expenses, inpatient and outpatient treatment, detox and sober living costs.

To qualify for this funding, individuals must have worked in the music industry for a minimum of three years or have at least six commercially released recordings or videos.

For more information, visit [www.musicares.org/get-help](http://www.musicares.org/get-help).

## In-Person &amp; Virtual Programming

The MusiCares Health &amp; Human Services Team hosts in-person and virtual programming throughout the year that places a focus on the importance of mental health and wellness within and beyond the music industry.

May’s upcoming programs explore topics including suicide prevention, stress management, empowering breathwork, disordered eating, and more.

See a full list of MusiCares’ upcoming programs in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month [here](https://www.musicares.org/news/programs-virtual-events-may-2022-mental-health-awareness-month-support-groups-festivals-yoga).

## Educating Communities

The MusiCares Health &amp; Human Services Team speaks publicly at various panels, events, and on podcasts about the importance of mental health and wellness. This team of licensed professionals are constantly advocating for the prioritization and destimigitization of mental health in the music industry.

This year, MusiCares will be speaking on a panel about mental health during WisdoMania Fest on May 14th. The Health and Human Services Team will also be speaking on a panel at the Sound Mind Live Music Festival on May 19th. All proceeds from Sound Mind Live will support the free mental health programs of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and its local affiliates. MusiCares has previously participated in mental health focused panels at the Americana Music Conference, A3C Festival, SXSW, and more.

You can listen to previously recorded conversations on mental health featuring members of our Health and Human Services team here: [Gone In 30 Minutes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/erica-krusen-of-musicares-on-gone-in-30-minutes-s2-ep10/id1526370898?i=1000526732153), [Wolf In Tune: Music as a Bridge to Mindfulness](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-all-the-ways-musicares-erica-krusen/id1488561039?i=1000494735141), [Positive Sobriety Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-115-staying-sober-by-serving-with-shireen-janti/id1434354560?i=1000548282848)

## Free Weekly Yoga

MusiCares hosts free virtual Yoga sessions every Wednesday at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST. These 30 minute sessions require no previous experience and promote mid-week mindfulness.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, May’s sessions will place a focus on developing mental stability, clarity, and peace. In a safe and virtual environment, attendees will move through calm flows that release tension and turn down the mental “chatter.”

All are welcome! Register and learn more [here](https://grammy.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcO2vpjojEtaRIM2dby_OWX4NdHud-tQR).

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