Even before COVID-19 there were worryingly high levels of mental illness in the entertainment industry.by Entertainment Assist and Victoria University found that Australian entertainment workers had considerably higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population.found "many Australian artists are overwhelmed by the financial and mental stress of building a career in the music industry", and that the stress was taking a toll on their health.
While there are no official statistics, Executive General Manager of the Australian Live Music Business Council Craig Spann said he "certainly noticed" an increase in suicide last year."We recently conducted a member survey and 93 per cent of respondents said they or their employees had experienced adverse mental health impacts as a result of the pandemic."
With events being cancelled at great expense and the end of the JobKeeper payment looming, Mr Spann said this year could be harder than the last."The reality is the last month, in terms of tour cancellations, is probably the worst its been.One of the last times Jenny Moon got to set up her trailer stage was at the Mornington Country Music Festival in March, 2020.
Life is ephemeral, 'Elsie' Divinyls. Planning death,? I hope these people used a safe mindset. Frantic depressed state, completely different to Hara-Kiri. 2083AsteroidStrike it wipes off everything. Some of those,relevant have escaped this extermination. Try to remain upbeat.
Mental health has no boundaries and the music industry is no exception.
Support Act is great I can only imagine as I called them to see if there were career pathways to help stay in the industry,they don't do that,the industry only takes care of 'important?' people,even with restrictions, the cancel culture of exclusivity has come back to bite it$$$$
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