Fighting to keep the music alive.
How many of your favorite musicians have died too young? Or were compromised by struggles with addiction and depression?
Say their names.
Support Life And Music (S.L.A.M.) is fighting back through storytelling and research. Musicians are vital. They’ve given us the soundtracks to our lives. It’s time to protect them.
S.L.A.M. Story Programs:
♫ Artist Voices: Music stars and industry VIPs talking musician mental health via SLAM: Music Survival Guide podcast/YouTube panels and articles.
♫ D.R.E.A.M. (Data, Research, Education, Awareness, and Music). Top-driven data reports on music mental health matters.
♫ Resources: Direct links to immediate mental health resources for anyone in need.
♫ Coming in the 2026 *Summer of SLAM*: The first annual SLAM Awards!
The Latest:
Resources:
You are not alone.
(Call 911 now if you are in immediate danger.)
♫ Mental Health and Addiction
♯ 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/
♯ Recovery Unplugged – Addiction, Mental Health Help:
https://www.recoveryunplugged.com/
♯ Backline: https://backline.care/
♯ Gray Area Drinking and Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/
♯ Good Mental Health – UK-based Mental Health help https://goodmentalhealth.co.uk/
♯ Face the Music – Addiction https://facethemusic.org/
♯ Grow Therapy https://growtherapy.com/
♯ Terros Health Mobile Crisis (Central/Northern AZ) https://www.terroshealth.org/mobile-crisis/
♯ Easterseals https://www.easterseals.com/get-support/areas-of-support/mental-health-services
♫ Financial Help
♯ Advisers Give Back: https://advisersgiveback.org/
♯ Foundation for Financial Planning: https://ffpprobono.org/
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Support Life And Music provides
♯ Information
♯ Education
♯ Mentorship
♯ Networking
♯ Community
♯ Inspiration
♯ Training
♯ Outreach
♯ Hope
to aid working musicians in the pursuits of financial independence and happiness for themselves and
their loved ones through music.
S.L.A.M.’s Life-Saving and Critical Services for working musicians:
- Access to Mental Health Resources
- Guidance from musicians and industry professionals
- Access to financial survival resources
- Data and essays on Music’s importance for communities and individuals
- Lobbying for policy and fees changes to make the working musician’s career more sustainable
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“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” – Albert Einstein