Adult industry mental health nonprofit Pineapple Support announced this week that it has now “connected over 5,000 adult performers to mental health services, globally.”

“This is a significant milestone that we’ve reached as an organization,” said Pineapple Support founder, Leya Tanit. “When I began as an adult performer, sex-positive and stigma-free support for mental health was extremely rare and difficult to find. In the past three years, we worked hard to change that. We still have a long road ahead, but I’m hopeful we’ve begun to make a difference.”

Tanit founded Pineapple Support in 2018, after a string of losses in the adult industry from depression and other mental illnesses. The organization, which is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the United States and a registered charity in the UK, connects adult workers to mental health services, including free and low-cost, therapy, counseling and emotional support.

“Without the generosity and dedication of our partners, supporters, sponsors, therapists and staff, we would not have been able to connect so many workers with mental health services and support,” says Tanit. “Most importantly, I’d like to thank everyone who has trusted in the services that Pineapple Support provides. Your health and happiness is what drives us to ensure that no one in our industry has to suffer alone.”

For more information and to become a member of Pineapples United, go to Pineapplesupport.org/Pineapples-United/. If you have a business and would like to find out how to become an official sponsor of Pineapple Support, view the available packages by visiting PineappleSupport.org/sponsorship/.