Regional Health and Mental Healthcare Resources for Musicians and Entertainment Industry Professionals
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Nuci's Space
Athens, GA
Our mission is to prevent suicide. With a focus on musicians, Nuçi’s Space advocates for and helps to alleviate the suffering for those living with a brain illness and fights to end the stigma of mental illness. To accomplish our mission, Nuçi’s Space maintains a health and resource center for musicians as a safe space to seek support and guidance, provides access to affordable, obstacle-free professional care, actively participates in treatment and educates about awareness, prevention and the risk factors of brain illnesses.
Bob Sleppy
Executive Director, Nuci's Space
396 Oconee Street
Athens, GA 30601
bob@nuci.org
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Blue Monday Mission
Lafayette, LA
https://www.loveofpeople.org/blue-monday-mission
With the mission to provide life care services for aging, retired and elder musicians and artists in the Lafayette community, Blue Monday takes place the 2nd Monday of every month at Rock ‘N’ Bowl in Lafayette Louisiana.
New Orleans Musicians’ Assistance Foundation and New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic
New Orleans, LA
www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org
The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic (NOMC) (Est. 1998) provides comprehensive medical care and social services to local musicians, performing artists, cultural workers, and tradition bearers. We serve any patient 19 or older and their family, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
Erica Dudas
Managing Director, New Orleans Musicians’ Assistance Foundation
1525 Louisiana Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 415-3514
EricaDudas@nomaf.org
Bethany Bultman
President and Director, New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic
3700 St. Charles Ave, 2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 412-1366
bb@nomaf.org
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Health Care for Artists
Boston, MA
HealthcareforArtists.org is an artist run website for Massachusetts artists of all disciplines and artist run organizations. The site acts as an outreach/advocacy tool and is for individual artists working in all disciplines and artist run organizations to aid them in navigating the Federal Affordable Care Act (ACA or also known as Obama Care), its requirements and programs, and the existing available health care options.
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Midwest Music Foundation
Kansas City, MO
www.midwestmusicfoundation.org
Midwest Music Foundation of Kansas City supports a healthy and vibrant music community in a thriving regional artistic economy. They aim to: Strengthen musicians’ health through wellness services and health care grants; Advance artists’ careers by providing performance and educational opportunities; and Provide access to a growing network of industry professionals.
Their programs include:
Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care - provides grants to musicians faced with emergency health care expenses.
RockDocs - Physicians and Health Care Professionals from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center that offer free health screening services for musicians at local events, Affordable Care Act and health insurance information, medical consultations, wellness programs, and opportunities to discuss health conditions and concerns and arrange follow up.
Rhonda Lyne
Executive Director, Midwest Music Foundation
532 Troost Ave
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-830-0382
rhonda@midwestmusicfound.org
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Associated Musicians of Greater New York, American Federation of Musicians Local 802
New York, NY
The Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund is a non-profit 501(c)(3), with the mission to provide Local 802’s 8,000+ professional musician members with reliable assistance in times of trouble and dire need. This need may arise from catastrophic illness, dramatic career downturns, or due to demonstrable financial hardship.
Bettina Covo
Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund
322 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 245-4802, ext. 152
bcovo@local802afm.org
O+
Kingston, NY
O+ builds long-term relationships between creatives and health & wellness providers to help strengthen local communities. Their year-round efforts culminate in one-day and weekend-long celebrations, during which underinsured artists and musicians create and perform in exchange for a variety of services donated by doctors, dentists and complementary care providers.
Joe Concra
Mission Control @ O+
PO Box 3083
Kingston, NY 12402
Cell: 845-443-9979
www.joeconcra.com
joe@opositivefestival.org
Shannon Light, RN
Clinic Director, O+ Artists’ Clinic
Shannon@opositivefestival.org
Samuel L Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
New York, NY
The Entertainment Community Fund and Mount Sinai Doctors have partnered to create a health center for the performing arts and entertainment community in New York City. The practice is located at 729 7th avenue between 48th and 49th street, in the heart of Times Square.
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Red Dirt Relief Fund
Tulsa, OK
Provides a safety net of critical assistance for Oklahoma music people in times of need.
Katie Dale
Executive Director, Red Dirt Relief Fund
Tulsa, OK
918-407-4599
reddirtrelieffund@gmail.com
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Music Health Alliance (MHA)
Nashville, TN
MHA offers guidance and access to State and Federal Health Insurance options for individuals and/or family members, Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance and Medicare supplement options for self-employed individuals and families, those with no group benefit options and the underinsured (insurance that does not meet one’s specific needs) as well as professional guidance and direction through the healthcare system as a personal advocate, educator and navigator to simplify and translate health insurance policies, Medicare, medical bills, healthcare reform and other medically related needs. MHA also offers access to primary care services, dental care and mental health counseling for insured individuals as well as low cost services for uninsured and low income music industry professionals nationwide. MHA also offers counsel and access to financial help for prescription medication, medical supply resources and financial assistance for qualifying individuals.)
Tatum Hauck Allsep
Founder & CEO
Music Health Alliance (MHA)
615-200-6896 office
2737 Larmon Drive
Nashville, TN 37204
tatum@musichealthalliance.com
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Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM)
Austin, TX
HAAM provides access to affordable healthcare for greater Austin’s low-income, working musicians, with a focus on prevention and wellness. Many Austin musicians are self-employed and have no access to health insurance or basic healthcare. They often work multiple jobs and struggle to pay for basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter, with nothing left for healthcare.
That’s where HAAM comes in. By resolving challenges such as long-neglected dental work to hearing loss, heart problems and depression, HAAM and our healthcare partners improve and save musicians’ lives, enhancing Austin’s economy and quality of life. Austin is the "Live Music Capital of the World," and we aim to keep it that way.
Services include routine dental work, doctor visits and prescriptions, psychiatric counseling sessions, eye exams, out-patient procedures, specialist referrals, hearing screenings, basic needs assistance and more.
Reenie Collins
Executive Director
Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM)
3010 S Lamar Blvd #200, Austin, TX 78704
512-788-1048 - (mobile)
512-541-4226 - (office)
reenie@myhaam.org
SIMS Foundation
Austin, TX
SIMS Foundation provides mental health and substance use recovery services for musicians, music industry professionals, and their families to support the well-being of the Austin music community.
Patsy Bouressa
Executive Director
SIMS Foundation
PO Box 2152
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 472-1008
Patsy@simsfoundation.org
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Seattle Musician’s Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH)
Seattle, WA
SMASH provides access to SmashSeattleand low-cost medical, dental, and mental health services to low- and limited-income working musicians plus provide support for navigating the complicated and frustrating healthcare system.
Steph Fairweather
Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH)
smash@smashseattle.org
National Health and Mental Healthcare Resources for Musicians and Entertainment Industry Professionals
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New York, NY
https://entertainmentcommunity.org/
The Entertainment Community Fund provides social services and financial assistance nationally for people who work in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance. We’re here for everyone on stage, camera and behind the scenes to support a life in the arts.
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Memphis, TN
The Blues Foundation established the HART Fund (Handy Artists Relief Trust) for Blues musicians and their families in financial need due to a broad range of health concerns. The Fund provides for acute, chronic and preventive medical and dental care as well as funeral and burial expenses. Throughout the year at various events the HART Fund provides free health screenings for musicians, with services including but not limited to checking blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, prostate cancer, Hep C, anemia, thyroid, kidney and liver testing via blood work.
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New York, NY
The Jazz Foundation of America provides emergency assistance to musicians who have made a living playing blues, jazz and roots music including housing assistance, pro bono medical care and financial support. They also create dignified paid work opportunities for artists to perform with free concerts at schools, hospitals, and nursing homes.
Alisa Hafkin, LCSW
Director of Social Services
Jazz Foundation of America
247 W. 37th St., Suite 201
New York, NY 10018
212-245-3999 Ext 12
646-786-4507 Fax
alisa@jazzfoundation.org
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New York, NY
Musicians Foundation provides financial assistance to professional musicians and their families in times of need, crisis, and transition.
B.C. Vermeersch
Executive Director
Musicians Foundation, Inc.
875 Sixth Avenue, Suite 2303
New York, NY 10001
T: 212.239.9137
bc@musiciansfoundation.org