Support Act – the heart and hand of Australian music. Get Help, Give Help today. The music industry's charity providing support for artists, artist managers, crew and music workers in crisis. The heart and hand of Australian music. Support Act is a charity, unique in Australia, helping music industry professionals who are facing hardship due to illness, injury or some other crisis that impacts on their ability work in music. We have helped in many different ways since we were founded in 1997. We help music professionals of all kinds: artists, crew and music workers. We treat every request for help confidentially and make no judgement about people's circumstances. We provide financial assistance (which we call a grant), advice and practical assistance. We also offer a free, 24/7, confidential counselling service called the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline as well as prevention, education and training programs that focus on improving the mental health and wellbeing of Australian Music Industry workers. We are a membership organisation and are governed by a board of voluntary directors which includes representatives from across the Australian music community.