{"id":2269,"date":"2025-06-04T10:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T09:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidelinesmag.co.uk\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2025-06-04T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:42:26","slug":"the-team-sport-of-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sidelines\/2025\/06\/04\/the-team-sport-of-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The team sport of mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>From tackling stigmatising language in the media to filling gaps in care for those struggling, there is a team off the field working to improve mental health in sport. In Volunteers&#8217; Week, Sidelines spotlights the work of Sport in Mind.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mental health within sport is increasingly being spoken about, but many people still suffer in silence or fall through the cracks of existing care. One charity aiming to reduce this is Sport in Mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity was set up by Neil Harris in 2010. \u2018Jamie\u2019, one of his friends, couldn\u2019t leave the house, struggling with severe mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neil created a plan to get him out of the house and back feeling better in himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaun Matthews, volunteer manager at Sport In Mind, says \u201cIt started as basic as getting him to walk up the garden path, then it built up to a walk to the bus stop and then eventually, after a lot of time they managed to get to the local field and have a kick about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What followed was a simple idea that quickly turned into something bigger. Following Neil&#8217;s realisation that there wasn\u2019t a service out there using sport to improve people&#8217;s mental health, he took it into his own hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"WATCH: Sport in Mind promotion video\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g669yQ10xAk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After starting as a simple football session, Sport in Mind is now the leading sports mental health charity in England and Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today the charity runs sporting sessions in 160 different locations, helping over 31,000 people with mental health issues. Their programs cater to all ages and abilities, offering activities like yoga, football, walking, and swimming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The connection between sport and mental health isn\u2019t just a theory at Sport In Mind; their core belief is that they are intrinsically linked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sidelinesmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/06\/5-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Man stares up whilst wearing a sport in mind tshirt, playing badminton in a sports hall\" class=\"wp-image-2271 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo courtesy of Sport in Mind<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Collinge, culture and change manager at Sport In Mind, says: \u201cWe all have very stressful lives, when you actively go and play sport\u2026 your mind is able to wander.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explains that sport helps to take people out of their heads, even for a short amount of time. The statistics speak for themselves, with 94% of their participants reporting improved mental wellbeing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe firmly believe that being active\u2026 actually does help you physically and mentally to be a stronger person,\u201d Jonathan says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou see people who go from a little bit reserved, a bit unwell, to growing in confidence week on week, you can just see that noticeable change,\u201d Shaun adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity caters to all ages, genders and sporting preferences. From football to gardening in allotments, the mission is simple: \u201cto transform the nation\u2019s mental health through sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priding themselves on consistency, Sport In Mind believes the process shouldn\u2019t have a timescale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome of these social impact things\u2026 you may get funding, say, for a 10 week session,\u201d says Jonathan. &#8220;Somebody with mental health might take four or five weeks to get out of their house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey have then only got six left and they are finished.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-divi-layout\">[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#09300B&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-60px||-3px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||5px|5px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-21px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;38px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sidelinesmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/04\/4.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; alt=&#8221;Former professional footballer Joe Davis walks onto the pitch wearing a Port Vale strip, the picture is black and White&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Read More: &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3px|-281px||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sidelinesmag.co.uk\/2025\/04\/16\/joe-davis-leicester-mojoe-support\/\">After the whistle: revolutionising post-career athlete support<\/a><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where Sport In Mind feel they fill an important gap in UK healthcare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe never turn anybody away\u2026 we\u2019re there all the time for people with mental health,\u201d Jonathan says. \u201cIt\u2019s not just for a very short period of time\u2026 it is the continuity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mental health stigma in sport<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Though important conversations about mental health in sport are starting to break through, the stigma hasn&#8217;t disappeared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think there is still a lot of work that can be done,\u201d says Shaun. \u201cI still don\u2019t feel like it\u2019s a complete safe space for a professional footballer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The media has a role to play in reducing that stigma. Sport in Mind found that 91% of people living with mental health challenges said they were negatively impacted by harmful language around mental health in the media, and have launched a campaign called &#8216;Mad Headlines&#8217; to counter this. The campaign, supported by ambassador Anton Ferdinand as well as organisations such as the Campaign Against Living Miserably, gets organisations and individuals to pledge to reduce or eliminate their use of stigmatising language. Over 200 organisations have signed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo some people they may think it is just a turn of phrase, but to some people that are struggling, it can be quite harmful and impactful,&#8221; Shaun says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support for all<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity aims to be as inclusive as possible. Their sessions are free to attend with no referral needed from the NHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not who can do the quickest 5K,\u201d says Shaun. \u201cIt is almost running with the person who is doing the slowest 5K and including everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spread of age ranges across all sessions shows how important the charity is and the issue it aims to address &#8211; and that crucial support is all made possible by the volunteers who greet, help out or simply show up and listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>\u201cWithout them our jobs would be so, so much harder,\u201d Shaun says. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t do half the stuff that we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sport in Mind doesn\u2019t aim to &#8216;fix&#8217; people. It is about showing up, and providing a space where others are inclined to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t mend people,\u201d Jonathan says. \u201cWe are not doctors or psychiatrists\u2026 what we do is we are able to signpost people to the right people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And sometimes that is all someone needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have been affected by mental health issues and are looking for more information, visit the Sport in Mind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportinmind.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> for more information about the services Sport in Mind offer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sidelinesmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/06\/2A7A1260-222-1024x1004.jpg\" alt=\"Man squats in front of young girl and teaches her archery\" class=\"wp-image-2272 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sidelinesmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/06\/2A7A1260-222-980x961.jpg 980w, https:\/\/sidelinesmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/06\/2A7A1260-222-480x471.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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