Giving Mental Health a Sporting Chance
Trauma Informed Mental Health Training for Sporting Organisations
To improve mental health awareness in sporting clubs in WA, Richmond Wellbeing has developed Bouncing Back. This tailored health awareness program was developed with input from the Kalamunda Cricket Club and has now been delivered to over 200 organisations across a variety of sporting clubs.
About the course
The Bouncing Back program provides clubs with tools to assess club members mental health and wellbeing including:
- Face-to-face Bouncing Back mental health awareness training sessions
- Professional mental health training through our Club Champions program
- Connecting club members with local services that meet their needs
We welcome your enquiry to build confidence within your club to understand a variety of mental health challenges in an empathetic trauma informed way, and look forward to sharing information that ensures the best support is sourced through referrals to health professionals and services.
- Loneliness
- Anxiety and depression
- Loss of loved ones
- Suicide
The feedback from sporting organisation members, players and committee members is remarkable so let us help you start the conversations to break down stigma, assist in the de-escalation of conflict and improve the mental health of your community.
“Trainer was very engaging with real-life examples and experiences that gave new context to the training many hadn’t seen or thought of before, it was extremely valuable.”
“An excellent instructor and did a very good job at keeping everyone at ease and fostering an open dialog. He had no issues bringing up difficult topics and was always open to varying perspectives. “
30-45-minutes
Focussing on players supporting other players; equipping them with the basic skills, approaches and confidence required to start a conversation with a peer or small group of team members who may be struggling with a personal or collective concern or issue.
90-minutes
Taking action and breaking down the stigma of mental health whilst creating a safer and more open environment for disclosure; making it easier for players and/ or anyone associated with the club to talk more openly about the impacts of mental health challenges.
60-minutes
Providing children and youth friendly and appropriate engagement techniques and approaches for parents and caregivers with children and young adults involved in the club, or other community sporting environments.
60-minutes
Making a strong culture of community, based on collaborative support and robust mental health at
your club.
“Paul did an amazing job at engaging everyone with the content, his real-life examples and experiences gave context many in the training haven’t seen or thought of before and it was extremely valuable. He also didn’t sugarcoat things which I feel was so important to really understand the scope of the conversations. He was extremely open and inviting to questions and facilitated amazing discussions through the entire session.” “Finally a real honest, not sanitised account of what is happening”
