In 2024:

-The findings reveal a troubling picture of mental health and wellbeing across the industry, with self-reported mental health scores falling to their lowest point since the research began five years ago. Sustained efforts over the past five years to reform workplace practices and culture appear to be having a measurable, if modest, positive effect in certain areas.

-64% are considering leaving the industry due to concerns about mental health

-30% reporting having thoughts of taking their own life in the past 12 months

-30% often felt lonely, up from 24% in 2022 and way above a national average of 8%

-63% said their work in film and TV has a negative effect on their mental health

-35% described their mental health as 'poor' or 'very poor', up from 24% in 2022.

In 2022:

-Some improvements in measures were noticed.
-46% had experienced bullying, harassment, or discrimination in the past
year (a 7-point reduction)
-80% of respondents sensed a positive change in the industry’s capability to
provide support
-11% describe the industry as a mentally healthy place to work
-75% worried about future income
-33% of respondents worked more than 50 hours in the week before the survey,
compared to 39% in 2021

-9 in 10 of nearly 5,000 respondents had experienced a mental health problem

-57% had experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination in the past year; while two-thirds (67%) had witnessed these behaviors

-Four in 10 (39%) of Black, Asian and minority ethnic respondents had experienced racial harassment or discrimination in the past year

-43% of female respondentshad experienced bullying in the past year, compared to 34% of men

-20% say that people working in the industry have positive attitudes towards people experiencing mental health issues.

-only 10% of respondents agreed that the industry was a mentally healthy place to work

-65% of respondents said they had thought about leaving the industry in the past year because of concerns about their mental health

-Nearly half of respondents (46%) said that they simply didn’t have the time to access mental health support

-78% say that work intensity is having a negative impact on their mental health

The Film and TV Charity in the United Kingdom published TheLooking Glass Survey in February of 2020. The survey consisted of
roughly 10,000 film and television workers found that:

-87% of respondents reported experiencing a mental health
problem at some point compared with 65% of the general
population.
-64% of respondents had experienced depression compared
with 42% of the general population.
-More than half the sample considered taking their life,
compared with one in five nationally.
-two in five women reported sexual harassment at work
-Black men reported higher rates of bullying (69%) compared
with 50% of the total population sampled
-87% of women from ethnic backgrounds reported bullying at
work

Interviews with 36 individuals and a survey conducted with 2904 participants across all sectors of the Entertainment Industry in Australia.

Key Findings:

-44% of Entertainment Industry Workers don’t get enough sleep

-30.2% always work unpredictable hours

-57.9% of Entertainment Industry Workers have problems finding time for their families

-The most common mental health diagnoses reported across the three groups is depression followed by anxiety.

-44% of industry workers have moderate to severe anxiety. This is 10 times higher than the general population

-The levels of depression symptoms are five times higher than general population scores.

-Suicide attempts for Australian Entertainment Industry workers are more than double that of the general population.

-Suicide planning for Australian Entertainment Industry workers is 4-5 times more than general population.

Bullying and Harrassment

Working with Distressing Content

Bias and Discrimination

Lack of Autonomy

High-Pressure Work Environments

Unsafe Working Conditions

Stigma and Fear

Financial Insecurity and Economic Uncertainty

Long Work Hours/Fatigue