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Journal article
Development of Australian mental health guidelines for community sport
British journal of sports medicine, Vol.59, pp.659-666
19/02/2025
PMID: 39971475
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Abstract
Objective
The need for clear and actionable guidelines for the promotion and protection of mental health in organised community sport has previously been identified. This study aimed to provide guidelines to promote and protect mental health in organised community sport in Australia.
Methods
Guideline development was informed by (1) systematic reviews of the evidence pertaining to existing mental health guidelines in sport and mental health interventions in community sport; (2) an expert Delphi consensus study and (3) key stakeholder input via focus groups. A Guideline Development Committee comprising experts and key stakeholder representatives articulated nine distinct guidelines.
Results
These guidelines address the areas of: mental health literacy training; mental health support pathways and processes; responding to mental health emergencies; responding to major events that may impact mental health; having a mental health plan in place; reducing stigmatising attitudes; appointing a dedicated mental health champion; coach education and promoting well-being within the organisation.
Conclusions
We provide guidance for promoting and protecting mental health in community sport. Monitoring uptake and measuring the effectiveness of the guidelines are important areas of future work to advance positive mental health for everybody involved in community sport.
Details
- Title
- Development of Australian mental health guidelines for community sport
- Creators
- Stewart Anthony Vella - University of WollongongCaitlin Liddelow - University of WollongongSimon M Rice - Institute of Men’s Health, Movember (Australia, Melbourne)Richard Keegan - University of CanberraKate Hall - Australian Football LeagueMark A Jones - Football Australia (Australia, Sydney)David Revalds Lubans - University of Newcastle AustraliaSamantha McLeod - The SAM Centre (Australia, Preston)Anthony David Okely - University of WollongongLisa S Olive - Deakin UniversityRosemary Purcell - The University of MelbourneLindsey J Reece - Australian Sports CommissionSimon Rosenbaum - University of New South WalesMatthew J Schweickle - University of WollongongKelsey Singh - Disability Sports Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDamien Stewart - APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists (Australia, Melbourne)Leisl Stimpson - Special Olympics Australia (Australia, Concord West)Jordan T Sutcliffe - University of WollongongMegan Teychenne - Deakin UniversityCourtney C Walton - The University of MelbourneChristian Swann - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- British journal of sports medicine, Vol.59, pp.659-666
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine; LONDON
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- This project is funded by an Australian Research Council's discovery grant. MT is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Fellowship (APP1195335). The Australian Government Department of Education supports the Manna Institute through the Regional Research Collaboration Program.
- Identifiers
- 991013265410602368
- Copyright
- © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2025. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article