NACPA Members and newsletter subscribers,
This Mental Health Awareness Month, we are highlighting Backline, the music industry’s mental health and wellness resource and last year’s recipient of a $250,000 donation on behalf of NACPA.
NACPA’s support of Backline has laid the foundation for a safer, more supported music industry. With the association’s 2023 operational grant, Backline vastly expanded the availability of their mental health and wellness resources, built programmatic infrastructure that increased responsiveness, and scaled via transformational partnerships.
This grant allowed Backline to:
- Transition their part-time Clinical Director to a full-time staff member to meet the need of the influx of clients to their organization.
- Hire an additional Case Manager to provide more one-on-one support to the music industry families seeking referrals to therapists and providers.
- Begin building a 3-year Strategic Plan to bring this non-profit from “start-up mode” to an established, scaling organization.
Read more about Backline in their 2023 Annual Report
Backline would also like us to know that there are more ways the NACPA community can get involved and access these resources ourselves.
- Venue Signage – Download these free Backline One Sheets for your venue’s green rooms! Hang up these one sheets to spread awareness to staff, touring artists and crew that Backline is here for you!
- Connect with a Case Manager: Private, one-on-one support to help navigate what mental health and wellness resources are right for you. Schedule a call to find a therapist, start a wellness journey, or find help with substance abuse. Backline’s team of licensed professionals will compassionately assess your situation in order to develop an affordable plan of action that works for you.
- Backline Communities A safe place to connect about what it means to work in the music industry and how it impacts you. Gatherings take place in a private Zoom moderated by licensed therapists with people who truly understand.
- Tuesdays: Mindful Grieving
- Tuesdays: The Green Room (General)
- Thursdays: Partners of Music Industry Professionals
- Add Backline Communities + Events to your Google Calendar here.
- Wellness Offerings & Discount Codes: Regular routine and wellness practices can drastically improve our overall health. Interested in how nutrition, exercise, meditation, and other modalities can help your wellbeing? Pick up a new practice through our free wellness subscriptions, or take advantage of our exclusive discounts to wellness products to jumpstart your journey!
- take.care Wellness Kits: Products and resources designed to support health and wellness on the road, mailed directly to touring musicians and crew members.
- Touring Notebook: A digital resource guide for navigating communication and relationships, before, during and after tour.