The True Sport Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative has officially launched, providing support and resources for the sporting community to assist in responding to mental health and wellbeing challenges.
SportWest, with the support of the Cook Government, will launch an industry-wide pilot Employee Assistance Program for State Sporting Association employees. An exciting industry-first, Volunteer Assistance Program will also be launched, providing critical incident support to sport volunteers across WA. Expert, comprehensive and safe mental health support will be provided by Access Wellbeing Services to the sporting community in response to critical incidents that occur in and around a sporting club.
SportWest will host an Employee & Volunteer Assistance Program Information session to assist with questions on the EAP and VAP, as per the details below:
Date: Wednesday, 25th October 2023
Time: 9:00am – 9:45am
Location: Multi-Function Room at SportHQ, 203 Underwood Ave, Floreat
Who should attend: State Sporting Association members
The True Sport Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative has been specifically designed to help sporting organisations, employees and volunteers respond appropriately to mental health concerns in a sporting context. This includes upskilling the sector around incident response, intervention, prevention and proactive promotion of mental health and wellbeing.
The True Sport resources have been developed utilising the expertise of a clinical psychologist and mental health training expert, Kellie Lewis from The Mental Project. The initiative will empower sporting organisations to provide a setting for belonging and connection, as well as a stigma free, inclusive and supportive environment.
You can explore the full initiative and access all resources here:
👉 True Sport Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact our True Sport team via email truesport@sportwest.com.au
