Universal Music Group And Music Health Alliance Launch Music Industry Mental Health Fund

14 February 2025 - Press release

UMG and MHA Expand Four-Year Relationship, Which Has Already Helped Nearly 1,000 Access Healthcare

 

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music-based entertainment company, and Music Health Alliance (MHA), a non-profit organization that provides advocacy and access to healthcare, health insurance and mental health resources for the music community, announced today that they have expanded their relationship to launch the Music Industry Mental Health Fund to provide comprehensive, high-quality outpatient mental health resources for music industry professionals nationwide. 

The partnership, which builds upon the four-year-old healthcare access program between UMG and MHA, will provide a wide range of mental health services, such as: individualized recommendations for appropriate mental health counselors and psychiatrists based on patients' needs; grants to help offset costs; and, if required, funding resource recommendations to ensure continuity of care through additional financial and mental health support. Clients from UMG and beyond will have access to MHA's team of advocates and initial inquiries will receive a response within 24 hours.

The Music Industry Mental Health Fund was created by UMG and MHA but was established to assist all members of the music industry. Services will be open to current and former music professionals. 

UMG's Chief Impact Officer Susan Mazo said, "We have been working on ways to establish a streamlined pathway for mental health access, funding, and care planning. Growing and continuing our partnership with Tatum and the Music Health Alliance was the most natural way to ensure continuous and effective mental health support for anyone working in our industry."

Music Health Alliance Founder/CEO Tatum Hauck Allsep said, "Music Health Alliance possesses the comprehensive resources necessary to address the full spectrum of mental health needs for music industry professionals. This includes financial assistance, a continuum of care for both mental and physical health, and wraparound services such as psychiatric support, facilitation of intensive outpatient and inpatient programs, and data collection. MHA's holistic approach ensures a long-term commitment to the health, well-being, and sustainability of the music industry workforce."

In addition to the expanded services, MHA offers a full spectrum of mental health and healthcare advocacy services, including:

• Dental Care Resources (via the Richard M. Bates SMILE Fund)
• Group Health Services
• Healthcare Advocacy & Confidential Guidance
• Individual/Family Health Insurance
• Mental Health Resources (via the MHA Mental Health Fund)
• Senior Care Support (including Medicare; via the Price Legacy Fund)
• Vision Care Resources

 

The mental health program builds upon a successful, four-year healthcare collaboration between the two companies. That program, which provides a Music Health Alliance healthcare concierge to clients, has already served nearly 1,000 clients and saved them more than $12.5 million in healthcare costs.