Punk Rock Saves Lives (PRSL) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to raise mental health awareness, support bone marrow donations through registration, and promotes harm reduction through the distribution of Narcan and fentanyl testing strips to those in the punk community.
PRSL was co-founded in 2019 by Rob and Tina Rushing in Denver, Colorado. The pair started PRSL after Rob was laid off from his role at another Denver nonprofit, Love, Hope, Strength. Tina also worked with the nonprofit. In addition to his nonprofit experience, Rob is the former tour driver for Anti-Flag. Jaret Reddick, lead vocalist of Bowling for Soup, serves on the board of directors for PRSL.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, PRSL established a mental health group, allowing the nonprofit to continue to operate despite the lack of a physical presence. In addition to this, the nonprofit put on an outdoor concert series at the end of the pandemic, called Positive Mental Attitude, inspired by the same concept written about by self-help author Napoleon Hill and popularized by the punk band Bad Brains.
In 2022, PRSL debuted the Punk Rock Saves Lives Festival in Denver, and created a compilation album to pair with the event. The festival was previously headlined by Bad Cop/Bad Cop, and has included femme punk, queer, trans, and BIPOC punk bands as part of its lineup.
In 2023, PRSL toured with Flogging Molly, taking cheek swabs at shows for potential bone marrow donors.
In 2024, PRSL appeared at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, having a presence in the festival's Non-Profit Village.
In 2025, PRSL co-hosted "The Femmes Are Giving", a San Francisco concert featuring femme-fronted punk bands.