Behind The Scenes Foundation

The Behind the Scenes charity provides entertainment technology professionals, or their immediate dependent family, who are seriously ill or injured with grants that may be used for basic living and medical expenses. The BTS Counseling Fund provides early access to mental health and addiction counseling for entertainment technology professionals by assisting with the associated financial burdens of entering therapy or in-patient or out-patient addiction rehab. Our Mental Health Initiative provides tools to support entertainment industry workers and promote mental health and wellness. This includes information on suicide prevention, alcohol and substance use, anxiety and depression, and bullying/harassment/intimidation. Resources include sample language to talk about mental health with crew, online self-assessments, the Entertainment Industry Therapist Finder, and training in bystander intervention and Mental Health First Aid.