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In our final clip from our 'Ripple Effect' panel at The Great Escape Festival Music Support's very own Family Support Manager, Eoghan O'Hagan MBACP, on being the light at the end of the tunnel.... We recently launched our brand new FREE workshop, 'The Ripple Effect,' for the family and friends of those who work in the UK music industry who are struggling with addiction. We aim to empower you to support the person you care about, whilst looking after yourself. Our September session is fully booked but we have some spaces on 6th December and the just announced 14th March 2025 (10am - 2pm on Zoom). Find out more and register to join us - https://bit.ly/msffwork #mentalhealth #addictionrecovery #musicindustry

Some very wise words from the wonderful Denise Devenish on supporting someone through recovery as part of our "Ripple Effect" panel at The Great Escape Festival. Watch the full discussion and learn more about Music Support's Family and Friends service, designed to help anyone who is supporting someone who works in the UK music industry struggling with mental ill-health and/or addiction https://bit.ly/GREATE2 Matt Thomas Eoghan O'Hagan MBACP #mentalhealth #addictionrecovery #musicindustry

Musician and Tour manager, Tom, talks about how his journey to recovery with Music Support led him to become a Mental Health First Aider with us, empowering him to support his industry peers. This was part of our "Ripple Effect" panel at The Great Escape Festival where we discussed the impact of both addiction AND recovery on the family and friends of those affected and what Music Support does to help. Watch the full discussion, hosted by Music Support co-founder, Matt Thomas, and also featuring industry therapist, Denise Devenish, and our very own Family Support Manager, Eoghan O'Hagan MBACP   https://bit.ly/GREATE2 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #MHFA #musicindustry #eventprofs  MHFA England®

....and another #PLASAshow has come to an end! Lynne and Davey had a brilliant time catching up with friends, chatting to delegates and being a part of two sessions: the Women In Live Music panel to discuss their new report on the wellbeing of female crew in the music industry and the annual wellbeing session with our friends from Backup Tech Charity, #WeMakeEvents Campaign and PLASA (along with the wonderful Suzi Green and Joanne Croxford). We're so grateful to be a part of this fantastic event and community who are working together to promote the positive mental health of our industry peers. See you all in 2025!

We really enjoyed yesterday's BPI Members' meeting where Lynne shared her Alcohol Free journey along with an update on what we've been up to at Music Support Huge thanks to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) and The BRIT Trust for your continued support of our crucial work in championing the wellbeing of our music industry peers. #musicindustry #eventprofs #mentalhealth #addictionrecovery

We are very proud to launch 'The Ripple Effect,' our brand new FREE workshop for the family and friends of those who work in the UK music industry who are struggling with addiction. We aim to empower you to support the person you care about, whilst looking after yourself. Our first live dates are Wednesday 25th September and Friday 6th December (from 10am - 2pm on Zoom). Find out more and apply to join us at bit.ly/msffwork HUGE thanks to The Christopher Meredith Foundation for funding this important initiative. We want to reach as many people as possible so would be grateful if you could share this post with your network to help us spread the word. Thank you.

If you're a Mental Health First Aider and it's been three years since your training, it's time to refresh your skills! We are running refresher courses on Monday 16th September and 7th October (10am - 2pm on Zoom). Follow the link to find out more and sign up to join us (n.b. you do not have to have completed your original training with Music Support to do the refresher with us) bit.ly/FRESHMS #MHFA #MHFAEngland #musicindustry #eventprofs

We wanted to say a HUGE congratulations to our friends at Backup Tech Charity for raising an incredible £56,300 at the recent #backupvillagefete 2024. Funds raised go towards helping our industry colleagues when they need it most as well as providing bursaries for freelancers to train with Music Support (including our fully-accredited Mental Health First Aid course. Find out more and apply at bit.ly/MSCREW.) The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust Thanks also to Backup Tech for inviting us to the event. Joe and Hannah were delighted to be there sharing a stand with our friends from Music Industry Therapist Collective and as part of the Haybale sessions to discuss Mental Health and Addiction and Recovery with our esteemed panellists

Join our team! We are searching for a Head of Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships. You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to secure Music Support funding and manage new and existing relationships to support our vision, mission and support services for peers working in the music industry. Is this you or someone you know? Please follow the link for further details and to apply: https://lnkd.in/e3AnnPkV

Music Support's CharityStars Rock Icons fundraising auction is here! HUGE thanks to the legendary KISS, Roger Waters, Squeeze and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation for donating these epic prizes to raise funds and awareness to help us continue our crucial work in supporting our music and live industry peers impacted by mental ill-health and/or addiction. Find out more and place your bid at bit.ly/MSROCK #musicindustry #eventprofs #mentalhealth #addictionrecovery #genesimmons #paulstanley #ericsinger #tommythayer #chrisdifford #glenntilbrook #kiss #squeeze #rogerwaters #upthejunction #fender