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Music Support Asks for Feedback From MU Members

Music Support is a charity that provides help for musicians dealing with addiction and/or mental health issues. Please complete their survey by 1 February to help improve and develop its services.

Published: 20 January 2022 | 11:58 AM
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Music Support provide help and support for those in the UK music industry who are affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction. Photo credit: Shutterstock

Music Support is a registered charity founded by UK music industry insiders. They provide help and support for those in the UK music industry who are affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction. They offer a free helpline from Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm – call 0800 030 6789. The MU is proud to be a funder of Music Support.

To ensure that its services are meeting the needs of MU members, Music Support has set up a new online survey. We would be grateful if MU members would complete the survey by the deadline of 1 February.

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