The sporting environment can be a tough one, filled with pressure and uncertainty. It’s hard enough to bear without also having a mental health issue such as anxiety or depression. Sport-related and nonsport-related issues can easily creep into a young athlete’s life, damaging their overall wellbeing and potentially their future career.
The original mission of Sporting Minds UK (SMUK) was to provide and fund direct one-to-one mental health support for young sportspeople aged 16 to 30. With Covid-19 impacting on so many sports and sporting events, as well as the actual athletes themselves during 2020–21, this has been a key area of the charity’s work in the first 2 years.
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