MUSICARES PRESENTS MENTAL-HEALTH AWARENESS EVENTS

In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, MusiCares will host five virtual panels—covering topics like stress management, disordered eating and suicide prevention.

Open to all music professionals and creators, this programming represents MusiCares' ongoing commitment to providing vital resources to both artists and behind-the-scenes members of the music community.

See below for a list of the May events. For information on MusiCares' year-round support groups—namely the Cyber Emotional Support Group, Women's Music Community Support Group, Black Music Community Support Group, LGBTQ Music Community Support Group and Addiction Recovery Support Group—click here.

MUSICARES MENTAL-HEALTH AWARENESS EVENTS

5/3: Talk Saves Lives With American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
Join MusiCares and Louisa Rocque from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to learn how to recognize and help people struggling with suicidal ideation.

5/9: Living Your Best Life: General and Music Based Approaches to Stress Management
Join MusiCares, Broderick Leaks, PhD, and Danielle Lowe, MT-BC, MSW, to acquire wellness tools and discuss how music therapy can provide helpful insights to survive and thrive.

5/17: How You Breathe Is How You Are
Join MusiCares and Sany Abrams for an empowering 60 minutes that include an introduction to the neuroscience of breath.

5/19: Mental Health Action Day With MTV Entertainment Group
Join MusiCares, MTV and hundreds of other organizations across social media to promote a shift from mental-health awareness to mental-health action.

5/25: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders in the Entertainment Profession: What You Need to Know to Improve Your Relationship With Food and Your Body
Join MusiCares and Melainie Rogers, Founder and CEO of BALANCE, to discuss the risks of eating disorders and disordered eating in the entertainment industry and get tips to help those struggling with harmful food behaviors.