As we re-open our sporting clubs the physical and mental well-being of our members is paramount. Our guests highlight the importance of having strategies in place to support our fellow club members.
· Leah Cassidy, CEO, Sport SA
· John Mannion, Executive Director, Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation
· Professor Murray Drummond, Researcher, SHAPE Research
EPISODE SUMMARY
Welcome to Return to Sport and the Mental Health Conversation (0:20)
Leah Cassidy (1:12)
•Need for mental health support in our sporting clubsJohn Mannion (4:45)
•No one is immune to mental health challenges
•We will all come into contact post COVID that will be struggling
•Young players / 18-24 years / older generations
•Normalising the mental health conversation
•Giving people the skills to help their colleaguesProfessor Murray Drummond (8:30)
•Risk of young people being lost to sport
•Sporting organisations coming togetherJohn Mannion (11:24)
•Growing Mental Health Literacy within our Sporting Clubs
•First mental health conversation will occur in our community
•Mental Health Awareness Class / Mental Health 1st Aid Training
•Return to Sport Webinar | Mental & Physical Health - what your club needs to know
•Breakthrough Mental Health RoundProfessor Murray Drummond (15:20)
•Getting young people back to sportLeah Cassidy (18:46)
•Need for support and understanding mental health in sporting clubs
•Return to Sport Webinar | Mental & Physical Health - what your club needs to knowTim Mattin - Port Adelaide Pirates Rugby Union Football Club (21:20)
•A club who has had the mental health conversation
•How clubs can develop their own mental health knowledge
•Working with BreakthroughWrap (26:41)