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Free Addiction and Recovery Workshop from Music Support for MU Members

We’re pleased to share that our friends at Music Support are currently offering our members the opportunity to attend their Addiction and Recovery Workshop for free.

Published: 25 January 2022 | 5:04 PM Updated: 26 January 2022 | 12:50 PM
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Music Support are currently offering our members the opportunity to attend their Addiction and Recovery Workshop for free. Image credit: Shutterstock.

This engaging session is suitable for anyone working in any area of music and/or live events who is interested in understanding more about addiction, recovery and feeling more confident about helping others. 

This course is ideal for anyone who has already completed Music Support's Mental Health First Aider (two-day) training, but is also accessible to learners who do not have that prior training or knowledge about mental health. 

Course dates

Courses will be available on the following Tuesday’s, running between 10:00am - 2:00pm:

  • 18th January 2022
  • 25th January 2022
  • 15th February 2022
  • 22nd February 2022
  • 15th March 2022
  • 22nd March 2022
  • 12th April 2022
  • 19th April 2022

For more information and to apply, please visit The Music Support page. 

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