Mental Health Coordination for Stage and Screen
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Mental Health Coordination for Stage and Screen explores and defines the role of the mental health coordinator in theatre, film, and television, offering traumainformed, evidence-based frameworks that strengthen safety, connection, and well-being throughout the creative process.
This book blends neuroscience, polyvagal theory, and trauma-informed practice to unpack how safety, and the lack of it, shapes creative workspaces. By illuminating the biology of connection, it helps readers understand why certain industry norms have caused harm and how new, healing-forward practices can transform the way stories are made. Featuring case studies, protocols, assessment tools, coordination scripts, and restorative practices, it offers practical, field-tested methods for integrating mental health support into every phase of production. Readers gain clear guidance for navigating high-intensity material, supporting performers and crew, addressing systemic inequities, and building resilient, collaborative environments. These tools are designed for immediate application, helping creative professionals not only understand the theory behind the work but also begin doing the work of mental health coordination.
Written for professionals and students across the entertainment industry, including aspiring mental health coordinators, intimacy professionals, directors, producers, stage managers, educators, dramaturgs, and counselors entering creative settings, this book also supports classrooms teaching theatre pedagogy, film production, arts leadership, social justice, and applied performance. It is equally valuable for researchers and creative teams seeking a structured, accessible, and ethically grounded approach to mental health and safety in artistic environments.
Companion tools, including worksheets, reporting forms, safety protocols, assessment templates, dramaturgical collaboration guides, concern navigation charts, restorative practice resources, and a comprehensive portrayal toolkit, are available as downloadable supplements to support direct implementation in rehearsals, classrooms, and on-set workflows.
About the Author:
Amanda M. Edwards is a licensed professional counselor, author, andcertified intimacy and mental health coordinator working across film,television, and theatre. She is the cofounder of the Association of MentalHealth Coordinators, which educates and advocates for trauma-informed,ethically grounded storytelling practices.
See the publisher website: Routledge
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