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Walking back to happiness

Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 is taking place from 9-15 May, with loneliness the focus of this year’s campaign. 

Published 09 May 2022, Mental Health

Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation highlights progress made across sport with release of report

Following the recent publication of Mind’s ‘Mental Health in Elite Sport’ report, the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation steering group has issued its own ‘Seven Years of Changing Culture’ report highlighting the progress made across the wider sports and recreation sector since 2015 when the Charter was established. 

Published 07 April 2022, Mental Health

AoC Sport shares learnings and lessons this Mental Health Awareness Week

With a vision for every college student to participate regularly in sport or physical activity, AoC Sport is leading the way in championing the benefits of an active life.

Published 14 May 2021, Mental Health

The importance of mental health and wellbeing – a young person’s perspective

The coronavirus pandemic has placed a huge strain on the mental health and wellbeing of the young people that so many of us support.

Published 10 May 2021, Mental Health

Celebrating six years of the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation

Today marks six years since the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Professional Players Federation and Mind launched the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation to actively challenge the stigma around mental health in the sporting world.

Published 25 March 2021, Mental Health

Be part of the Mental Health Charter’s sixth anniversary

The Sport and Recreation Alliance, Professional Players Federation and Mind would like to create a video to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Mental Health Charter (25 March 2021) and the work of signatories during a challenging 12 months.

Published 17 February 2021, Mental Health

It’s Time to Talk about mental health, now more than ever

At times like this, checking in on your family, friends or colleagues has never been so important.

Published 04 February 2021, Mental Health

Time to Talk Day: Let’s get chatting about mental health

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is proud to be supporting Time to Talk Day on Thursday 6 February as part of a nationwide push to get people talking more openly about mental health.

Published 05 February 2020, Mental Health

Supporting employee mental health

Since signing the charter in 2016, Swim England have committed to providing better mental health support to their employees.

Published 15 May 2019, Mental Health

Is the sport and recreation sector thriving at work?

300,000 people with a long-term mental health problem lose their jobs each year and analysis shows that poor mental health costs the UK economy between £74 billion and £99 billion a year. The cost to employers is between £33 billion and £42 billion of this number.

Published 08 February 2019, Mental Health