Universal Music Group & Music Health Alliance Launch Mental Health Fund for Music Workers
Written by djfrosty on February 13, 2025
Universal Music Group (UMG) and Nashville-based non-profit Music Health Alliance (MHA) are expanding their relationship to launch the Music Industry Mental Health Fund, which will provide comprehensive, high-quality outpatient mental health resources for music industry professionals across the United States, it was announced Thursday (Feb. 13).
The new partnership, which builds upon the healthcare access program launched by UMG and MHA in April 2021, will provide a range of mental health services, including individualized recommendations for mental health professionals; grants to help offset costs; and 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, with initial inquiries receiving a response within 24 hours.
“Music Health Alliance possesses the comprehensive resources necessary to address the full spectrum of mental health needs for music industry professionals,” said MHA founder/CEO Tatum Hauck Allsep in a statement. “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.”
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Services will be open to current and former music professionals, including those outside of UMG.
“We have been working on ways to establish a streamlined pathway for mental health access, funding and care planning,” said UMG chief impact officer Susan Mazo. “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.”
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 and confidential guidance. MHA, which boasts more than 32,000 members from across the music community, also offers individual/family healthcare insurance, senior care support via Price Legacy Fund and vision care resources.
According to UMG and MHA, the entities’ earlier healthcare access program, which provides a healthcare concierge to clients, has served nearly 1,000 clients to date and saved them more than $12.5 million in healthcare costs.