If you work behind the scenes, there’s great resources available to you.
The Film and TV Charity work behind the scenes of the UK film, TV and cinema offering support for everyone who helps bring stories to our screens, from research to writing, through casting and production, to editing, sales, distribution and exhibition.
24/7 Support
Whether you want to get in touch with through the phone, through online chat or by email, the friendly team are available around to clock to support you, it’s free and completely confidential.
Get in touch for anything big or small – legal questions, mental health and wellbeing advice, financial troubles, family issues or just to chat.
Get in touch > https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/we-can-help/support-line/
Access the Online Community
The Film and TV Charity have made a popular online mental health platform, delivered by Togetherall, free and accessible for anyone working behind the scenes in our industry as well as their households.
Access anonymous group or one-to-one chats and guided self-help courses that cover a range of subjects to help you manage mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.
https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/we-can-help/community/
Supporting your colleagues
If you’ve got a production coming up and want to make sure your friends and colleagues know that support is available for them too. You can add the Support Line to your call sheet, production documents, COVID-19 signs or email footers.
Download the resources > https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/resources/
If you want to find more about the charity and it’s ongoing work to create long-term change behind the scenes, including anti-bullying, freelance support, people skills training, producing toolkits for mentally health productions and more. You can find out more and how you can get involved here.