Have your say in Skiddle’s Mental Health Survey

Today, Skiddle is launching an important new initiative in partnership with key mental health organisations supporting the music industry. Together with our partners, we aim to conduct the most thorough survey to date on the mental health of professionals in the music and events industry in the UK.

A follow-up to our previous survey mental health survey, conducted among event organisers back in 2018, the year-long study aims to highlight the new challenges facing the events community in the wake of the pandemic and amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Supporting the survey, Skiddle has enlisted the help of a long list of prominent mental health charities and ambassadors, the likes of Music Minds Matter/ Help Musicians, Music Support, Manchester’s Headstock, Bristol’s Thrive at Night, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), the Association for Independent Festivals (AIF), the Association for Independent Promoters (AIP), the Association of Electronic Music (AFEM) and the Music Venue Trust (MVT).

Specifically targeting venue proprietors and promoters of gigs, club events, and festivals throughout the UK, the data collected will be used by Skiddle and its partners to identify the regions and locations in the greatest need of mental health support. 

Insights will also be compiled and transformed into a range of valuable resources, such as white papers, freely downloadable handbooks, guides, and additional materials, offering practical guidance to industry professionals on how to manage their mental health. 

Commenting on the joint research project, Duncan King, Head of Festivals and Partnerships at Skiddle, said:

“We are proud to partner with esteemed mental health charities and organisations to conduct this groundbreaking survey on the mental well-being of music and events industry professionals. By better understanding their challenges, we can work together to provide much-needed support and resources to improve mental health outcomes across the industry.”

Founder of Headstock, Atheer Al-Salim shared his thoughts on the initiative:

“The music industry has always had to shoulder a disproportionate level of mental health issues compared to the wider population, but things are now at crisis point as a result of the global pandemic and subsequent cost of living crisis.

The landscape has changed, which is why the mental health industry survey being launched by Skiddle is so vitally important as we look to understand the new challenges facing professionals across our industry.

We’re delighted to lend our support to this fantastic initiative and are looking forward to working closely with other organisations and charities across the sector to improve the mental health support and services on offer.”

Are you an event organiser or promoter? Perhaps you manage a venue? Take our short mental health survey by clicking or tapping the button below, and help us to improve the support and resources available to the industry in 2024.

For anyone struggling to cope with their mental well-being and needing support, text the word “MUSIC” to 85258 to receive free and confidential support, 24/7.