We help young people use music intentionally for their mental health.
Artists tell the story of the song that got them through a hard time. Schools run our five-session program. And we bring resources to the tours, festivals, and campuses where young people already are.
Artists
An artist can say something a pamphlet can't. We make films with artists about mental health that they are proud to share, with the same care we'd give the music.
Schools
We're not telling teenagers to listen to music. They already do. SoS HS turns that into tools they can keep using.
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SoS HS
Bring it to your school →A five-session mental wellness program for high schools, rooted in Social and Emotional Learning. Students learn how music affects the brain, build playlists for stress, mood, and motivation, look at how lyrics shape identity, and talk in listening labs. Run by school staff or by us, with minimal prep and no extra staffing. Not therapy, not crisis response.
For: Counselors, SEL leads, advisory and health educators.
Started in two NYC public high schools in 2023 with MTV's Mental Health Action Day. Now running in Washington, DC. Evaluated with NYU's Ripollés Lab.
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Artist Visit
Ask about a visit →One event: an artist performs, then co-facilitates small groups with a therapist about coping, identity, and connection. This is the format that proved the idea in 2023, when students who had turned down every other kind of support opened up.
For: Schools that want one event, or a way to start.
Past artists include Erick the Architect, Pink Siifu, Cleo Reed, Bryndon Cook, deem spencer, and Maassai.
Community
We bring mental-health resources and conversations to concerts, festivals, and campuses instead of waiting for someone to look for a mental-health organization.
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The Song That Found Me table
Find resources →At tour stops and festivals we ask people to write down the song that found them at the right time and the story behind it. A local mental-health professional and a 988 counselor sit at the table. We hand out wallet cards with a QR code to affordable local and national resources.
For: Fans at shows, especially where local care is hard to find.
6LACK's Since I Have a Lover tour, Courtney Barnett's Here and There, Re:SET, The National's Homecoming, Newport Folk, Governors Ball, Hinterland.
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Listening parties, panels, and Feedback Sessions
Get in touch →Events where music meets a guided conversation about a mental-health theme, with musicians, writers, and clinicians. Past themes: getting un-stuck, gender identity, childhood trauma, depression and anxiety. On campuses we run the same format with student groups and wellness staff.
For: Fans, students, artists, and the clinicians who take part.
With OFFAIR, Republic Records, National Sawdust, UCLA's Semel Institute, and Columbia School of the Arts.