Home » BAPAM May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and BAPAM is taking the opportunity to spotlight the importance of speaking out about mental ill-health in the performing arts. From helpful resources to online events, we’re focusing on amplifying the conversation,...
Home » BAPAM Working in the Arts as Freelancers, Parents and Carers Pursuing a freelance career in the performing arts is complex and requires lots of planning and energy. When you add little ones into the mix, it may seem an even more daunting task. But it’s not...
As we approach the end of 2020 we would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas and New Year. It’s been a challenging year and we hope that 2021 will be better one for the performing arts. It was good to see many people join us at our online community drop ins and...
Home » Main News New BAPAM Website Launched For the past few months we’ve been focusing on creating a user-friendly resource and information hub for BAPAM’s unique specialist health support services for the performing arts and we are delighted to launch our new...
As a companion to our Healthy Practice Webinar Series, here are collected BAPAM resources to plan and sustain healthy creative practice: Healthy Practice Diary Knowing what you should do to keep healthy is one thing, this diary is aimed at helping you to adopt healthy...
Even at the best of times, maintaining good mental health while sustaining a career in the arts presents unique challenges. The current pandemic disrupts our communities, creative practices and ability to earn a living, and brings significant...
Current Scientific Research and Models for the Alexander Technique A free online symposium outlining current scientific research and models for the Alexander Technique is taking place on Monday 18th May. The event has been shared by BAPAM Registered Alexander...
The need to establish an effective hearing conservation strategy was spearheaded by the Healthy Conservatoires Network and was then developed by clinicians working with BAPAM. The launch of the document in March 2020 follows a consultation period which took place...
Home » Archives for 2020 BAPAM is continuing to offer clinical services during the outbreak by telephone and video consultation. We regret that for reasons of patient and staff safety, and in line with other health services, we are unable to offer face to face...
Music Support, a peer-led music industry charity is partnering with the only NHS approved mental health app called Thrive offering free downloads for 1,000 people via their website. This is recognition of the impact COVID-19 crisis will be having on vulnerable music...
On 1st April an online survey was launched by a research team based at the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London looking at the way COVID-19 is impacting the arts and cultural sectors. The study which is being coordinated by the HEartS research team is...
BAPAM GP Dr Tamara Karni Cohen has put together a list of resources on how to protect and look after yours and others’ mental health during this pandemic. These resources include apps and website from the UK as well as further afield. 1. From Australia,...
We are delighted to be working with Sage Gateshead who will host our new free Performing Arts Medicine clinic from Thursday 9 April as part of their programme supporting creative artists. Our GP, Dr Melanie Grundy, who also has a background in music and theatre arts,...
Home » Musicians Are you a freelance performer, regularly working on short contracts and short-term engagements? BAPAM in collaboration with the Occupational Medicine Department of the Royal Society of Medicine is organising an event looking at Occupational health in...
The pressures of performing in today’s social media culture means more and more therapists are working backstage to support performers in need according to an article in the Sunday Telegraph. BAPAM registered psychotherapist Helen Brice who is featured in the article,...
