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SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND AND BACKLINE ANNOUNCE “MUSIC’S MENTAL HEALTH FUND” AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

5/18/2022

 
Fundraising Campaign Features Prize Items from, Mandy Moore, Bob Weir, Dave Matthews, Sturgill Simpson and More
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Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and Backline have teamed up to provide no-cost therapy to music industry professionals in need. The organizations, which provide financial and mental health support to the music industry, respectively, are joining forces to fill a critical gap in accessing services.

Backline, the music industry’s mental health and wellness resource, offers a Case Management service that assesses and refers music industry professionals to care providers, organizations, and financial services to support their overall health and wellbeing. Case Managers provide a mental health plan that specifically matches a client's needs, resources, and location. 
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Clients who are not able to afford the mental health care recommended to them, can now apply for a grant via Sweet Relief’s
 Music’s Mental Health Fund. This grant is intended to cover unmet costs for a specified number of sessions with a dedicated clinician.

To formally launch the fund, Sweet Relief and Backline are running a campaign on social impact platform, 
Propeller, which hopes to raise $100,000 towards Music’s Mental Health Fund in order to provide mental health resources to approximately 250 music industry professionals and family members in need.
Mental Health Fund Campaign
​The campaign includes one-of-a-kind auction items including Bishop Briggs’ custom Coachella Outfit, signed guitars from Judas Priest, Dave Mason, and Bob Weir, as well as sweepstakes opportunities to attend some of the country’s premier music festivals including Luck Reunion, Lollapalooza, Electric Forest and more.

Music lovers from all walks of life can take part in this monumental opportunity to support a program that breaks down stigma and financial barriers to accessing support. 

About Backline:
Backline is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources—streamlining access to a network of trusted organizations and care providers that truly understand this line of work. Life in this industry can be incredibly isolating and difficult; Backline provides a safe, private, and immediate place to go for help. Available for free to artists, managers, agents, crew, producers, labels, and their families, Backline programs offer case management, support groups, and wellness programs to meet the needs of this unique community.

About Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
In 1993 Sweet Relief Musicians Fund  was incorporated as a 501C3 nonprofit charity, and has since been offering vital assistance to professional musical artists in need. Sweet Relief is a resource for music industry professionals, providing emergency financial assistance and other forms of support to career musicians, road crew and anyone who makes the majority of their income in the music business.

About Propeller
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Propeller is a digital marketing platform that creates social impact initiatives while offering a new avenue to acquiring first party data for their partners. Focused on building a sustainable impact economy, Propeller collaborates with high profile artists, large-scale events and both non- and for-profit organizations to build movements for change through meaningful campaigns. As a public benefit corporation, Propeller operates with financial transparency, allowing its success to be based on the collective good created. 

For the first time ever, this privately held startup is offering a diverse pool of investors the opportunity to support their vision via fellow public benefit corporation Wefunder, helping to accelerate the company’s growth and creating the opportunity for financial return while supporting social good.

Contact: Hilary Gleason, Executive Director of Backline:  [email protected]
Contact: Aric Steinberg, Executive VP of Sweet Relief:  [email protected]
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