SIMS Foundation - 'Services Invested in Musician Support'

[Lynney]

SIMS Foundation - 'Services Invested in Musician Support'

http://www.simsfoundation.org/signup.html

Named in loving memory of Sims Ellison, SIMS (Services Invested in Musician Support) is a nonprofit organization founded and based in Austin, Texas, which provides access to low cost mental health services for Austin area musicians and their immediate families.

There is an online library of reading material and a confidential forum of support. Don Harvey (Mac's manager/drummer) is one of the organization's founders.

To make a donation: http://www.simsfoundation.org/donation.html

[Lynney]

The Stranger
Seattle, WA

'SUICIDE SOLUTION'
by David Schmader

When Austin rock musician Sims Ellison ended his life in 1995, he did more than provide yet another tragically premature rock corpse. He inspired a groundbreaking movement devoted to nurturing what had rarely been spoken of-- the mental health of Austin's music community.

Read the complete article about Sims Ellison and the formation of the SIMS Foundation:
http://www.thestranger.com/2002-11-21/ex2.html

[mcnarie]

bingo, Lynne, you hit the nail on the head. It's time for a change, as Richard Thompson says.