What is a Mental Health Coordinator?

A Mental Health Coordinator is a specialist trained for the Film & Television Industry.

 

I support the psychological wellness of artists, crew, and production personnel and can help guide ethical depiction of mental health themes/characters in a project.

 

Providing predictable, versus critical, support helps boost productivity.

I utilize somatic regulation tools, trauma-informed care, and mental/psychological health first-aid to offer both immediate assistance, and tools for longer term benefit.

 

A MHC is there to:

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Show up in service of your project

Engage only where it makes sense for your team

Help keep your project on time and in budget

Mitigate challenges in real time

Uphold your ethical production ethos

Maintain your culture of wellbeing

 

Pre-Production a MHC can help to:

 

Implement your wellness strategies

Flag sensitive material - MHC Script Breakdown

Negotiate boundaries with performers

Work to create ‘individual safety plans’

Design a Production ‘Mental Wellness’ flow document for distribution

Provide mental health resources information

Find local mental health professionals

Shooting schedule

A MHC works to support and uphold the vision of the creative team and can:

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​Be an on-set presence

Support the Artistic Team’s creative vision

Streamline emotionally charged situations

Offer immediate tools to regulate emotional overwhelm

Bring a Kit of offerings

Offer en-rolling/de-rolling practices

Facilitate an individual's pre-negotiated 'safety plan'

Maintain clear communication and ongoing paper trail

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