@mentalhealthbway.org
Fighting to change the industry and create a system that is safe, healthy, and empowering for all. 💚🧠💫 WOMAN-LED! 📧: connect@mentalhealthbway.org Founder/Director: @emersonvalentina.com
Registration is officially OPEN. Grab your free spot via the LINK BELOW:
#BroadwayMentalHealthFoundation #StepsOnBroadway #EDAW
#DancerHealth #EatingDisorderAwareness
THE LINEUP:
Hosted by our Clinical Director, Elizabeth Parker, MS, RD, CDN, CEDS-C and featuring experts from across the field, this panel brings together the sharpest clinical minds in the industry.
We are just getting started. More panelists to be announced soon!
🚨HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
For the first time ever, we’re teaming up with Steps On Broadway and BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center™ to reclaim the narrative on dancer wellness.
We would be honored to have you stand with us as we build a healthier industry. Healthy Artists Make Better Art. 💚
With love,
The Broadway Mental Health Foundation
PRE-REGISTER for our 2/28 Event:
🎥 Request the FREE Recording:
(For studios/educators/artists who can't make it live but want the video resource)
docs.google.com/forms/d/1kcR...
We would be honored to have you stand with us as we build a healthier industry. Healthy Artists Make Better Art. 💚
With love,
The Broadway Mental Health Foundation
We would be honored to have you stand with us as we build a healthier industry. Healthy Artists Make Better Art. 💚
With love,
The Broadway Mental Health Foundation
We are pushing the boundaries on the toxic hallmarks of the arts and reclaiming our spaces through mental health intersection and democratization.
Are you in? 💫
You have the opportunity to join the conversation live OR secure this resource for your students/community later:
Rather than host *just another panel,* BMHF wants to create a space where dancers from all over the country can reclaim their power.
We are doing what has never been done before — building a giant infrastructure of free, accessible mental health care.
PRE-REGISTER HERE:
As part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we’re partnering with Steps on Broadway & BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center to host a groundbreaking virtual event:
🧠 Fuel the Body, Fuel the Art: A National Dancer Wellness Panel
⭐️ Saturday, Feb 28 @ 7:30 PM EST (Zoom Webinar)
The Broadway Mental Health Foundation is co-hosting a FREE, in-person event with the National Eating Disorders Association!
Open Jar Studios, 9/20, 3-5:30p
New York, New York
Use THIS link to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you, Dancers Over 40! BMHF was honored to attend. 💜
BMHF will be attending the 50th Anniversary of Chicago tomorrow night at @54below.bsky.social — and representing mental health, while we're at it!
We’re here to support the demographic of mature artists/dancers who need and deserve mental health care in our industry. Thanks to Dancers Over 40! 💫🎩
Our founder represented BMHF at the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards! 💚🧠💫
The dance community needs mental health literacy now more than ever.
BMHF couldn’t be more proud to connect with so many — this is truly the next step in Broadway’s evolution. Needless to say, I think Chita would agree! 🎩
If you haven’t met our founder, @emersonvalentina.com, here’s your chance.
Putting a face behind the director of BMHF! 💚🧠💫
👀 healthy artists make better art…
The time IS now.
Eating disorders are not just a public health crisis but a performance industry crisis — take it from me, the founder of BMHF who spent over 8 years battling anorexia nervosa as a professional dancer in theatre.
BMHF is thrilled to collaborate with NEDA this year! 💙💚
Cue the excitement! 🎉
BMHF is proudly partnering with the National Eating Disorders Association for this year’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week (Feb. 24th - Mar. 2nd).
Join our efforts to create urgency around the need to recognize eating disorders as a public health crisis because The Time is Now.
BMHF is a busy li’l bee working on new content for our community!
So, we’re here to check in. How was January? Was it fast-paced or slow moving? A piece of cake or a piece of work? 🫣
Good news: we’re ready to tackle another month with you. 🫶
Drop us your January Mental Health-Win in the thread!
Together, we can create a Broadway that not only captivates hearts but nurtures the souls of the artists who bring our stories to life.
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Taking our industry from Product to Person…is it possible? We’d like to think so. 🌟
Swipe to read more.
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We’re looking to ramp things up this year! If you’ve been following along with my organization, BMHF, and support our mission, give this a read.
Help us help our industry! The work of BMHF is just getting started. 💫
Engage with us here on Bluesky — we’re so grateful for the incredible following we’ve acquired over the last two months. More to come from your green-hued brain-based theatrical org… are you ready?
We are! 🥹🫶💚
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If you believe in the future of the Broadway Mental Health Foundation, stick along for the ride and support our organization. Tell others about us — follow on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn: @mentalhealthbway.
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Lastly, BMHF aims to foster crucial correspondence with key players in the industry. We want to partner with our artists, other theatrical non-profits, and attend events that align with our mission and values. Connection, connection, connection… that’s our motto!
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Because of our non-profit status, we’ll also pursue meaningful and key relationships with potential donors. Revolutionizing mental health care within our industry is daunting and difficult — we will need your help!
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We also want to host our very FIRST event, free to all, right here in Manhattan! Meeting our artists face-to-face is one of our top goals this year.
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Our word for 2025? Outreach.
We’ve been working on a podcast that aims to educate, inspire, and grow our community. Connection is our goal!
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As of a few short months ago, we’ve now been able to file our non-profit with the state of New York! Our dream of providing artists with mental health support is finally within reach — and we’re just getting started.
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