Music Minds Matter, the charity supporting the mental health of everyone working in music, is collaborating with industry organisations, ensuring preventative and supportive mental health and wellbeing assistance reaches even more people working in music in the UK.
Announced on World Mental Health Day, the six organisations are the first to join the charity as Music Minds Matter Allies. As Allies, they will help to build a thriving sector by ensuring the people in their networks are connected to the range of support available to them through the charity. They will also increase understanding and drive positive action together through the co-development of new resources, and come together at events throughout the year to create greater connection and collaboration around mental wellbeing in music.
The first organisations becoming Music Minds Matter Allies are: BIMM Music Institute, BPI (British Phonographic Industry), Featured Artist Coalition (FAC), Music Managers Forum (MMF), the Musicians’ Union (MU), and We Are The Unheard (WATU).
Music Minds Matter supported over 3,300 people working in music in 2024, but the scale of need is much larger. Research has shown that those working in music may be up to three times more likely to experience depression, compared to the general public, so the breadth of the Allies is vital to ensuring those who need support know where to turn. Long-term financial support from the Christopher Meredith Foundation and PPL, including a recent donation from the PPL Giving Fund, combined with the clinical supervision of the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM), helps the charity to deliver a breadth of support – highlighting the importance of industry collaboration for collective impact.
Visit www.musicmindsmatter.org.uk/donate to support
