The brand new occasion, going down on the Beverly Hills campus of founding sponsor United Expertise Company, will deliver collectively thought leaders in psychological well being and leisure for a one-day expertise.
Hollywood & Thoughts, a brand new psychological well being and entertainment-focused occasion, will launch its inaugural iteration in Could 2023.
The in the future expertise and brainchild of veteran leisure journalist Cathy Applefeld Olson will happen on Could 11, 2023, on the Beverly Hills campus of founding sponsor United Expertise Company. Extra sponsors embrace Hallmark Media, Milk & Honey Music + Sports activities + Ventures, MTV Leisure Studios and Publicis Well being.
“Hollywood & Thoughts is a proper expression of the necessity and willingness for each psychological well being professionals and the leisure business to return collectively to supply a strong platform for dialogue,” Olson stated in an announcement. “We're thrilled to be having our in-person launch occasion on UTA’s stunning campus.”
“Psychological well being is a crucial difficulty for the UTA Basis’s social impression efforts,” stated Rene Jones, Accomplice and Head of Social Impression, UTA. “That’s why we're so proud to be a founding sponsor and host of this inaugural occasion with Hollywood & Thoughts. It is very important be a part of a discussion board that discusses the issues and inventive options for the leisure business.”
Coinciding with Psychological Well being Consciousness Month, the inaugural occasion will deliver collectively psychological wellness consultants, executives and expertise throughout music, movie, TV, digital, sports activities and different sectors for a day of dialog, efficiency and networking. Collectively, company and attendees will foster collaboration and catalyze motion to assist destigmatize psychological well being.
The Could 11 occasion will topically discover psychological well being storytelling, the ability of track, psychological well being conversations in a direct-to-fan context and greatest practices to help the wellbeing of expertise and people working within the leisure business. Extra programming, schedule and ticket data might be introduced within the coming months and may be discovered at www.hollywood-mind.com.
“Up till now the intersection of leisure and psychological well being has been disjointed, with no coalition to assemble stakeholders, share learnings, incubate concepts and foster collaborations,” Olson stated. “As we proceed to grapple with the rising psychological well being disaster on this nation and around the globe, the leisure business is in a novel place to amplify dialog, cut back stigma and impact measurable change.”