Music Heals

 

In light of recent events in the Seattle music community,

KEXP has compiled a list of sexual assault resources, both local and national.

You are not alone.

If you or someone you know is in crisis
and needs immediate help, call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline of the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

 

NATIONAL SERVICES:

 

CRISIS SERVICES:

• Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN) // 1-800-656-4673
Hotline and resources, including counseling. RAINN offers a list of providers across the state that offer free services. Hotline and/or online chat with trained staff.
Tips for what to say and how to talk to someone here.

• Crisis Connections // 1-866-4CRISIS (1-866-427-4747)
Connecting individuals to support and resources to help during crisis and provide empowerment to make positive changes. 

 

WASHINGTON SERVICES:

 

CRISIS SERVICES:

• King County Sexual Assault Resource Center // 1-888-99-VOICE (888-998-6423) 

• UW Medicine Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress // 206-744-1600
Hotline for therapy, legal advocates, and family services.

OTHER:

• Home Alive 
Home Alive is a Seattle-based anti-violence organization, started in 1993, offering empowering self-defense classes on a sliding scale.

• MusiCares 
The Recording Academy's charity MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical, and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality.

• Proper Grove
Proper Groove is a community-led 501(c)3 founded to improve responses to victims of assault, promote social norms that reduce the initiation of violence and create empowerment opportunities.

• SMASH
SMASH is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping our music community healthy and thriving by providing health education, advocacy, and access to preventative healthcare to Seattle area working musicians.

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"Music has incredible power,” says KEXP Morning Show host John Richards. “I hear from listeners every day about a song or a lyric that helped them heal, process, grieve or just find the strength to go on.”

Through the Music Heals series, KEXP uses curated music, interviews, listener stories and live events to help people in our community understand they are not alone. Music can provide comfort, validation, encouragement, consolation, perspective, catharsis, and community, and the Music Heals series explores how music can also heal our bodies and lift our spirits. Use the navigation to the left to explore the different topics.

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