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State of Mind Sports: Championing Mental Fitness in Rugby League

Promotes mental fitness, wellbeing, and resilience in rugby league players, fans, and communities. Tackles stigma, provides support, and prevents suicide. Extensive programs and activities, empowering individuals through sport.

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State of Mind Sports: Championing Mental Fitness in Rugby League

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  1. Malcolm Rae OBE, FRCN • State of Mind and Sky Sports Win MIND Media Award 2014 for features with Harry Pinner and Danny Sculthorpe • State of Mind feature with Warrington Wolves on BBC Panorama

  2. State of Mind Sport Aims • To promote an increased awareness of mental fitness, wellbeing and resilience in rugby league players, fans, and communities • Tackle stigma, signpost to support, encourage early access and prevent suicide.

  3. NON-STIGMATISING LANGUAGE • Help a mate • Mental fitness • Feel good, play better, live well • Health Select Committee

  4. Sport speaks many languages • State of Mind Sport prevent ill-health and saves lives • Influences the public health agenda on suicide prevention groups (January 2015 and 2017, UK Suicide Prevention Plans) • 22,000 people have attended sessions including 113 rugby league clubs, 49 employers, 49 colleges, 46 schools, spoken at 26 conferences and 20 universities

  5. Dr. Phil Cooper • Deliver education sessions with brief health interventions in anxiety, depression and alcohol misuse • State of Mind Sport allows nurses to get in places other NHS services do not access • Adopted in NRL and in Ireland • Promoting rugby league wherever we present in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland

  6. Activities • State of Mind Round of fixtures the only sport in UK who have a dedicated round of fixtures • Player ambassadors tweet health messages in the State of Mind round build up on twitter reaching 18,100,137 people in last 3 years • Boot Room Project showing classic games in deprived areas to invite people to watch games / reduce social isolation • Big Lottery Offload project men’s mental fitness courses Salford, Warrington and Widnes pilot

  7. Activities • Sessions delivered to people with severe and enduring mental health problems in secure units / prisoners • People with severe and enduring mental health die on average 10-20 years younger than the general population • Using sport to improve physical health It’s Time To Move staff and service users walking together with local sports stars • Improves quality of life and those involved promoting independence and reducing reliance on medication

  8. Sky Sports Coverage Allows Mental Fitness Messages to Reach 1.8 Million Viewers

  9. Jimmy Gittins • Former player with bad injury, dark times • How he set goals to rebuild his life using goal setting • Inspiring others • State of Mind Round game example

  10. Suicides we have been told that we have prevented = 24 • Cost of one suicide £1.67 million (Knapp et al. 2009) • Society potential cost saving £40.08 million • Rochdale Schools with Rochdale Hornets RLFC

  11. Danny Sculthorpe • Former player with bad injury • Depression and suicidal thoughts • How he recovered • Inspiring and encouraging people to talk • School case example

  12. Dr. Allan Johnston • First UK Rugby League Sports Psychiatrist • Bradford Bulls 2012-14

  13. Athletes are people too … • 33 players - 3 had seen Psychiatrist /Psychologist before, 30 not. • Model developed with Coach Francis Cummins. • Principles: Normalise, Integrate, Flexible, Proactive, Confidentiality. • Depression, Panic disorder, OCD, Addictions - Substances and Gambling, Hyperthyroidism, Anger/Impulsivity, Relationship stress, Sleep problems, Divorce, Childcare, Mothers suicide attempt. • 94 of 95 appointments attended on time, 75% requested by the Player. • Financial difficulties – Administration x 2, New Owners, different approaches to running the club, describing my role. • Effects RL family, wives, GF, Children, staff – Team work

  14. Developing our clinical support • Practice Guidance – Sleep • Big Lottery Project with RLC – Support • Player Welfare managers – Mentoring • Clinical Advice and reviews • The fusion of Clinical & Sporting expertise

  15. Brian Carney

  16. Thank You • For your time and attention • Please feel free to ask any questions

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