Be sure to visit the Behind the Scenes booth #2551 at LDI to learn about all the tools and resources available through our Mental Health Initiative and to stock up on industry-themed holiday cards and decorations.Read More »Mental Health Tools and Resources from Behind the Scenes at LDI 2022
In a 2019 survey of entertainment industry workers, over 40% of respondents said they had experienced alcohol or substance misuse. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the anxiety, fear, uncertainty, stress, and isolation experienced by so many in our industry significantly increased those numbers. Many of us saw ourselves or colleagues, friends, or family members turn to substances as a way to cope with the disruption in our lives. Many found recovery difficult to sustain.Read More »Behind the Scenes Offers Resources for Alcohol and Substance Misuse
Mental Health First Aid Training Classes for July, August, and September 2022 are now posted on the Behind the Scenes website at btshelp.org/mhfa. Take an active role in helping to care for those you work with. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your skill sets by learning how to identify, understand and respond to signs of distress in your colleagues and help make our workplaces healthier and safer spaces for all. You will be able to use the information you learn every day in interactions with your co-workers as well as friends and family.Read More »New Summer and Fall Dates Announced for Mental Health First Aid Training
Do you know how to safely intervene if you see a co-worker being bullied or intimidated? In only one hour you will learn five easily accessible tools, illustrated by relevant scenarios, for use in any workplace to safely intervene without the worry of retaliation.Read More »Bystander Intervention in the Entertainment Industry Webinars Announced
The Back Lounge founder and Tour Production Group (TPG) facilitator, Tour Manager Suzi Green, is leading a new series of free workshops for the live… Read More »The Back Lounge to Present Free Workshops for Live Industry in Association with TPG
There are still some opportunities left in Oct. and Nov. 2021 to take the Behind the Scenes virtual Mental Health First Aid training for entertainment industry workers. Mental Health First Aid takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health and substance use problems by teaching you how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen nonjudgmentally and give reassurance to someone, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services.Read More »Mental Health First Aid Training Classes Set for Oct. and Nov. 2021
National Suicide Prevention Week – #BeThe1To Help Save a Life USA – As much of the entertainment industry and the world at large returns to… Read More »Behind the Scenes: National Suicide Prevention Week is September 5-11, 2021
With Jason Giaffo – Lighting Programmer and Director at Giaffo Designs
From the PLSN Podcast archives, with Luke Edwards – Creative Director and Lighting Designer out of the UK
With Vincent Steenhoek – Founder and Managing Director at EVOKE Studios
With Lighting Designer Dawn Chiang
with Manny Conde – Lighting Programmer and Director at Retina Killer