A new 24-hour mental health support service has been launched for people working in the music industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Music Industry Therapy Collective (MITC)<\/a> has set up the Online Tour Health And Welfare Coaching<\/a> service, which is available now for touring professionals working in music, including artists, production staff, promoters, venues and agents.\u00a0<\/p>\n It offers round-the-clock, expert-led coaching sessions intended to help to tackle depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia and burnout among individuals working in the high-intensity sphere of the live music business.\u00a0<\/p>\n The service will also offer help for addiction recovery, domestic conflict, loneliness and other physical and mental health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sessions can be booked from anywhere in the world at any time of day \u2013 find out how to do so here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Explaining the initiative on Instagram, MITC have said: \u201cTouring professionals face unique challenges \u2013 long hours, changing time zones, performance pressure, and little private time to access support. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve created a brand-new 24\/7 expert-led coaching platform designed around the realities of tour life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Sessions will be available at short-notice and are confidential, led by specialists with music industry experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur philanthropic model helps redress inequality in access to care,\u201d they added. \u201cUnused sessions are donated to those touring at club and theatre level, where budgets are tight but need is high.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Research from mental health charity\u00a0Mind<\/a>\u00a0has shown that people working in the music industry are \u201cmore prone to mental health problems than the general population\u201d, with \u201cmusicians being up to three times more likely to suffer from depression\u201d. Financial pressures, isolation, lifestyle, hectic schedules and addiction are often named as factors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n