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MENTAL HEALTH GUIDELINES

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BUILD A COMMUNITY CULTURE WHERE EVERYONE THRIVES

Mental Health Guidelines for Community Sport.

About the movember mental health guidelines.

About the movember mental health guidelines.

Developed with leading Australian experts and community voices, these nine evidence-based guidelines help your club be proactive—not reactive—about mental health. When you strengthen connection, belonging, and psychological safety, everyone wins: from individual participants and volunteers, the wider sporting organisation, and the community around it.

What's in the Guidelines?

Research has determined nine guidelines, designed to provide practical ways to help promote and protect the mental health of everyone involved with your sporting organisation.

Promoting Well Being
Reducing Mental Health Stigma
Promoting Coach Development
Increasing Mental Health Literacy
Locating Appropriate Help
Responding to a Mental Health Emergency
Responding to Major Events that May Impact Mental Health
Implementing a Mental Health Champion
Developing a Mental Health Action Plan

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What the guidelines will do for you

Research has determined nine guidelines, designed to provide practical ways to help promote and protect the mental health of everyone involved with your sporting organisation.

  • Reduce risks
  • Response plans
  • Reduced stigma
  • Retention
  • Greater Psychological safety
  • Greater credibility

Benefits for Clubs

  • Greater credibility with governing bodies, councils & sponsors
  • Stronger, safer club culture
  • Increased trust from parents & members
  • Better player retention
  • Easier to recruit & retain volunteers
  • Stronger coaches and volunteers
  • Greater credibility
  • Stronger junior pathways & retention

Benefits for the Club Committee

  • Clear guidance, agreed standards
  • Reduced Stress, greater prevention
  • Shared Responsibility
  • Safer leadership roles, less taxing

Benefits for Coaches

  • Supported, not pressured
  • More guidance, less guesswork
  • Confidence to handle difficult situations

Benefits for Parents

  • Trust in club and leadership
  • Child feels safe and valued
  • Clear process to escalate concerns

Benefits for Players

  • Safer environment
  • Feel seen and supported
  • Greater sense of belonging

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