Pornhub Partners With Pineapple Support to Provide Mental Health Support to Adult Entertainment Industry Performers

Pornhub Partners With Pineapple Support to Provide Mental Health Support to Adult Entertainment Industry Performers

 

Models uploading content on Modelhub and Pornhub’s  Model Program  Have 24/7 Access to Pineapple Support’s Support Services and Network of Certified Therapists

 

 

New York, NY (December 17, 2018) – Pornhub, the premiere online destination for adult entertainment, announced today, in honor of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a partnership with Pineapple Support, an organization that focuses solely on the mental health of adult entertainment performers and provides them with 24/7 psychotherapy, counselling and emotional support. Through this partnership Pineapple Support, will be able to continue providing 24/7 access to support services and network of certified therapists for all adult performers.

 

 

Modelhub, an adult content marketplace powered by Pornhub, is an essential component of the Model Program. Both Modelhub and the Model Program are dedicated to empowering models and sex workers by giving them a safe and profitable way to share and monetize their content. Through this partnership with Pineapple Support, models on Modelhub and the Model Program will be amongst those who will have access to an essential support system whenever they need it.

 

 

“We’re proud to announce our partnership with Pineapple Support on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. The marginalization of sex workers leaves many of them without the ability to treat mental illness – due to the lack of sex worker friendly therapists, exceedingly high costs associated with therapy, or perhaps even a lack of mental health practitioners within a reasonable distance from where the model may live.   This is only compounded by the negative social stigma still problematically associated with sex work, which we believe is a form of violence,” said Natalia Maurlan, Director of Modelhub. “It’s especially important that we show the world that the lives of these unfairly marginalized people are equally as valuable and worth fighting for. Here at Pornhub, we stand in solidarity alongside sex workers, their advocates, friends, families and allies to help call attention to the violence committed against sex workers. We won’t stand for it, and neither should you.”

 

 

Pineapple Support was launched in April 2018 as a direct response to the string of sad, tragic and unnecessary losses experienced in the adult industry. The organization focuses solely on mental health and provides 24/7 support for all persons working in the adult online media entertainment industry, without discrimination, judgement or stigma. Pineapple Support offers free and subsidized professional therapy sessions (psychotherapy, counseling and emotional support) and mental health advice. Members of Pornhub’s Model Payment Program will now have 24/7 access to Pineapple Support via https://pineapplesupport.com/ 

 

 

“I was devastated and heartbroken to learn of the deaths and shocked to discover the inaccessibility of mental health care due to stigma and the high price of medical care for independent performers. I want to provide a safe place for all performers, to make therapy and counselling accessible to all who need it and hopefully avoid such tragedies from occurring in the future. We are here to provide emotional support when it cannot be found elsewhere. To give care and support to those in the industry who need it most. To provide sex worker friendly therapists and counsellors to those most vulnerable and unable to afford services,” said Leya Tanit, Founder and President of Pineapple Support. “We’re also here to be a point of reference for the world, as a foundation for understanding what needs to be done to support those who provide joy and entertainment to so many. Eventually we aspire to end the stigma associated with mental health and sex work on broader societal levels. This is a role we take seriously, and we know our integrity is rooted in our independence.”

 

 

As part of the partnership, dinners and community networking events will be hosted in various cities for members of Modelhub and the Pornhub Model Program. As our first event with Pineapple Support, if you are a sex worker and are feeling alone or have no other plans for Christmas, come join us for a meal and company in various cities in the USA and Canada. For more information regarding this event please email xmas@pornhub.com.

 

 

For more information on Pornhub’s partnership with Pineapple Support, please visit https://www.modelhub.com/blog/7071

 

 

About Pineapple Support:

Pineapple Support was launched in April 2018 as a direct response to the string of sad, tragic and unnecessary losses experienced in the adult industry. The organization focuses solely on mental health and provides psychotherapy, counselling and emotional support to persons working in the adult online media entertainment industry. Pineapple Support Society is registered as a non-profit in the State of Delaware and Pineapple Support (The Adult Industry Support Network) is a registered charity in the UK.

 

About Pornhub:

Founded in 2007, Pornhub is the leading free, ad-supported adult video streaming website, offering viewers the opportunity to upload and share their own videos. With over 5 million videos and over 100 million visitors a day, Pornhub truly is the best adult site in the world. Pornhub has built the largest dedicated membership base in the adult community, with over 10 million engaged and loyal members, offering viewers a fun and sophisticated social experience directly in site, complete with messaging, photos, achievement badges and much more.  

 

About Modelhub:

Modelhub, a subsidiary of Pornhub, is the world’s leading adult marketplace, allowing independent creators to monetize their content through video sales, Fan Club subscriptions, and tips. Along with videos, models can engage with fans through photo galleries, messaging, blog posts, and a host of other features. Fully integrated with Pornhub’s Model Program, Modelhub’s goal is to empower models and producers by giving them a fair and safe way to manage their own businesses and earn a living. With over 50,000 registered models, Modelhub boasts the largest community of adult video creators in the world. Modelhub is dedicated to giving independent models the tools they need to succeed in the adult industry without backing from studios or investors.