ASCAP Launches Mental Health Benefit for Members

The new benefit, built with Project Healthy Minds, gives ASCAP writers and publishers confidential access to therapy, psychiatry, and wellness tools.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Mental Health

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ASCAP has expanded its Wellness Program with a mental health member benefit that provides confidential access to mental health services, therapy options, and wellness tools. The benefit was developed with Project Healthy Minds, whose discovery platform connects individuals with mental health providers.

Why it matters

The benefit gives music creators a direct route to mental health care through their membership organization rather than requiring them to find providers on their own. It adds to ASCAP's existing wellness offerings, which already include fitness, therapy, and telemedicine perks.

The benefit covers therapy, psychiatry, peer-led and expert-moderated support groups, and digital self-care tools, alongside existing ASCAP wellness perks from Aaptiv, Daily Burn, BetterHelp, Paramount Rx and MD Live. The announcement does not disclose member enrollment numbers or early results.

The players

ASCAP

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is a performing rights organization that licenses and collects royalties for music creators and publishers.

Project Healthy Minds

Project Healthy Minds is a mental health organization that built the discovery platform connecting individuals with mental health services.

The details

Current ASCAP writer and publisher members can access the resources by logging into the ASCAP Member Access portal. Through the Project Healthy Minds platform, members can privately connect with mental health service providers.

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Industry Context

ASCAP's benefit follows its earlier wellness perks, which bundle fitness apps, therapy, and telemedicine discounts for music writers and publishers. It extends a membership-benefit model into mental health care, a service area that its existing roster of perks did not previously cover.

Current ASCAP writer and publisher members can use the benefit to reach therapy, psychiatry, and support groups through the Member Access portal. Members who want care can connect privately with providers without leaving the platform.

The takeaway

Music creators who are members of ASCAP can now reach mental health services through their membership, so it is worth checking the Member Access portal for the full list of available support. Anyone seeking care can also look into the self-care and digital tools available through the platform.