Brian “Head” Welch is stepping into a new role.
The Korn guitarist and founding member of the nü-metal band said he is launching Atlantic Behavioral Health, an organization that runs outpatient treatment centers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Welch, 55, spoke about his own experience with depression in an Instagram video.
“[When I was younger] I felt the depression, kind of like a dark cloud over me from day one,” Welch said. “And I was like, ‘What’s wrong with me? What is this? What do I have to be depressed about?’ I just couldn’t put my finger on it and it just got worse and worse as the years went by.”
He said he later sought traditional therapy with a psychiatrist, but the one-on-one sessions “never quite clicked” for him.
“I didn’t have a group, I didn’t have the community,” he said. “I wish I’d had a program like Atlantic back then because you have that scholarly wisdom, but also conversations with peers that are going through similar things as you.”
Welch said Atlantic offers a healthcare program that combines individual therapy, group therapy and medication management.
He told Variety the program is aimed at people who need it most.
“I know what it feels like to live at the bottom of a dark pit, but I also know if you put in the work, the light will come back on, and Atlantic is going to help so many people find that light switch,” he told Variety. “I believe if I can completely change the trajectory of my mental and emotional health, anyone can, Atlantic can be such a precious tool in helping people to achieve just that.”
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