A Mental Health Champion is an advocate for creating and promoting supportive mentally healthy environments within their State Sporting Association (SSA).
Have you completed a Mental Health Workshop and/or your Mental Health eLearning and are passionate about learning more about mental health and wellbeing in sport? Are you interested in equipping yourself with skills to better support your own mental health as well as the wellbeing of your colleagues and members?
SportWest, thanks to support from the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport launched a Mental Health Champions Network in February 2024, and are again offering the opportunity to join this network.
As a member of the Mental Health Champions Network, you will gain exclusive access to specialised industry training in the mental health and wellbeing sector, as well as the opportunity to connect with other State Sporting Organisation administrators in a safe and educational environment.
Our next events are outlined below:
Thursday 24 April | 9am – 1pm: Workplace Wellbeing (details to come)
Thursday 28 August & Friday 29 August | 9am – 4pm: Mental Health First Aid course (accreditation upon completion)
Tuesday 7 October | 9am - 1pm: Critical Incident Response Workshop (details to come)
Wednesday 12 November & Thursday 13 November | 9am – 4pm: Mental Health First Aid course (accreditation upon completion)