Thank you, and welcome. You're now part of something big.
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 page 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.
You can take action by CALM-ifying your community. Unite everyone against suicide by encouraging all your followers 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. They've all used their platforms to amplify our campaigns and support their audiences. Scroll on to find out how you can too.
Shout about CALM by wearing our t-shirt on stage or putting up posters in the venue bogs.
We've got loads of stuff available to download and print, as well as the finest merch to wear with pride. Stickers for the amp? Check. Badges for the jacket? You bet.
A huge part of Music Against Living Miserably is making sure your bandmates, fans and followers know about CALM.
We’ve got a bunch of tools and resources that can help anyone find a way forward. From our helpline and webchat, to our range of honest and helpful guides – you can help people find the help they need.
To make your life easy, we'll be sending you stuff to post throughout the year (we're helpful like that). But don’t forget to check out our socials too, for all the latest stories and campaigns. Sharing definitely is caring.
Here are some of our most popular resources:
Our website is full of services, guides and interviews that can help anyone find a way forward.
Our helpline is open 5pm - midnight, 365 days a year. It's free and anonymous.
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.
Our 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.
Get your fans to follow CALM so we can be there whenever they might need us.
Here are the links.
There’s tonnes you can do to raise cash for CALM. We’re here to guide you through it if you need us.
Why not:
Or take a leaf out of this lot's (song)book.
Artists of independent record label Communion Music came together for one special gig in aid of CALM.
Dry Cleaning created a limited edition tote bag that was sold on their UK tour with 100% of the profits donated to CALM.
Here are the main things to remember:
We’re Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). We stand united against suicide with everyone in the UK.
Get a hold of materials to build awareness and engagement in your community – online and on stage.
Play live and sell merch for CALM. Help fund our lifesaving services.
Make sure anyone connected to your group knows about CALM, what resources are available and how to intro us to people in their lives.
Encourage all your members to also join CALM for stronger support.