Thank you, and welcome, you're now part of something bigger.
A life-saving movement where bands and fans up and down the country know calm is here for them - and you’re all here for each other.
Whether you’re a punk band, a gospel choir or a solo singer songwriter, this pack has everything you need to get started and bring CALM to your fans.
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) stands united against suicide with everyone in the UK.
We stand together with everyone who’s struggling with life. That means standing against feeling shit, standing up to stereotypes and standing together to show life is always worth living.
To help everyone living miserably by placing CALM, our movement and our products in their lives.
Take action by CALM-ifying your community. Unite against suicide by encouraging all your members to fundraise, spread the word about CALM and join our movement for ongoing support.
A mate, a mum, a manager. Anyone can feel suicidal. In fact, 1 in 5 of us will have suicidal thoughts at some point in our lives. Huge, right? It’s more common than you think – and it’s what we’re here to tackle.
Find out some more of the stats behind suicide – what we're here to change.
We've teamed up with some great artists so far...
Now you’ve registered and can access everything you need to support your fans.
Get our merch
Share our stuff
Share who we are, what we do and where people can get information and help. We’ll always have something to spice up your socials.
There’s loads you can do to raise cash for CALM. We’re here to guide you through it if you need us.
Here’s some inspo:
Artists of independent record label Communion Music came together for one special gig in aid of CALM.
Dry Cleaning (bottom right) created a unique piece of merch that was sold on their UK tour with 100% of the profits donated to CALM.
Here’s some info which will help you introduce and talk about CALM, what we do and why we exist.
A huge part of Music Against Living Miserably is making sure anyone connected to you knows about CALM, what resources are available and how to intro us to people in their lives.
- Services
- Guide pages
- Interviews on the issues we cover (Declan Rice and on topics like loneliness)
Open 5pm - midnight
365 days a year
CALM is working with JAAQ to deliver more life-saving support to anyone needs it. You can access JAAQ’s platform 24-hours-a-day to find help on mental wellbeing.
Remember: you don’t have to have all the answers when someone is struggling. We’ve got you covered. CALM’s guide pages cover all sorts of issues. Use them to get clued up or share them to support people you know.
Share them around every once in a while. It’s nice to there’s support on hand at the touch of a button
Don't stay quiet about wearing the CALM badge.
Tell the venues and record labels and see if any more musicians and bands want to sign up! Introduce us to your network.
Get your fans to follow CALM so we can be there whenever they might need us.
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YouTube
Newsletters
Get your fans to follow CALM so we can be there whenever they might need us.
If you only remember FIVE things from this, make sure it’s…
1. Who we are
We’re Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) stands united against suicide with everyone in the UK.
2. CALMify your band
Build awareness and engagement in your community.
3. Fundraise
Play live and sell merch for CALM. Help fund our lifesaving services.
4. Support your fans
Make sure anyone connected to your group knows about CALM, what resources are available and how to intro us to people in their lives.
5. SPREAD THE WORD
Encourage all your members to also join CALM for stronger support.