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Raising awareness and providing support to enable positive mental health in young sports people.

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Latest News

Here at Sporting Minds UK we are constantly busy with raising awareness.
Take a look at our latest News and see what we’ve been up to.

Sporting Minds UK Announce New Healthcare Provider

Sporting Minds UK to partner with Loughborough Sport

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Recent events bring hope not despair

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World Mental Health Day guest blog by Nick Dann

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Our Ambassadors

We are very proud to have some great inspirational Ambassadors.
Check out who our Ambassadors are below and read a bit about them.

Will Smeed

Elinor Barker MBE

Elinor Barker MBE

Louis Rees-Zammit

Louis Rees-Zammit

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Please share with friends and teammates 🙏 You

Please share with friends and teammates 🙏
You don’t have to be a professional athlete to access free, private mental healthcare through SMUK.
We provide support for all U.K. representative athletes, across all sports, aged 16+ 💪

Emma Raducanu has made the final of the US Open at

Emma Raducanu has made the final of the US Open at the age of just 18 - the first British woman to reach a major singles final in 44 years. A few weeks ago when she withdrew from Wimbledon, the media unfairly speculated whether she was mentally resilient enough to ever make it to the top. But she was joining a new generation of athletes showing that they know just how to take care of their well-being to get the best from themselves, leaving no place for outdated attitudes and stigmas. A powerful example of treating mental and physical health as one.

We were very touched to hear about a fundraiser fo

We were very touched to hear about a fundraiser for SMUK in memory of Jeremy Wisten which was organised by his close friends with Grace, Jeremy’s mother, cheering the runners over the finish line 💙
If you wish to donate in memory of Jeremy, please visit the link in our bio 🙏
Jeremy would have been able to access our support system and we’re still devastated we did not have the chance to help him but we will continue to work tirelessly to support as many young athletes with mental health issues as possible…

🚨 For any athletes in this waiting list please

🚨 For any athletes in this waiting list please access our support system 🚨
It was revealed over the weekend that the official waiting list for NHS mental health care, which stands at 1.6 million people, includes 374,000 under-18s.
An estimated 8 million people in total in England with mental health problems cannot get specialist help because they are not considered sick enough to qualify.
Please share our services with anyone 16+ playing sport from representative level (university, county).

Please share with any teammates or friends who you

Please share with any teammates or friends who you think might benefit from our free and professional service 🙏

Congratulations to SMUK ambassador, Will Smeed, fo

Congratulations to SMUK ambassador, Will Smeed, for making the final of @thehundred competition and being named one of the series’ breakout stars!
We’re grateful to all of our young ambassadors for being such positive role models and helping to spread the word about our support system 🙏

Huge congrats to our ambassador @elinorbarker on w

Huge congrats to our ambassador @elinorbarker on winning silver in the women’s team pursuit 🙌 🎉🥈 #tokyo2020
📷 @bbcsport

England Football’s @tyronemings has opened up ab

England Football’s @tyronemings has opened up about his mental health challenges and revealed that he regularly speaks with a psychologist in-between games, having first sought support while recovering from a knee injury.
Athletes who meet the criteria for our mental healthcare will be able to access support and advice via:
☎️ Free 24hr confidential helpline
📲 My Healthy Advantage app
💬 Livechat facility
💻 Website portal
(📷 FA)

In taking a break from all cricket to prioritise h

In taking a break from all cricket to prioritise his mental wellbeing, Ben Stokes joins a growing number of athletes demonstrating to young sportspeople, and all of us, that it’s right to look after our minds as well as our bodies 🙌
Ashley Giles, the Managing Director of England Men's Cricket, said that Ben "has shown tremendous courage to open up about his feelings and wellbeing.
"The demands on our athletes to prepare and play elite sport are relentless in a typical environment, but the ongoing pandemic has acutely compounded this."
💙 SMUK offers free mental healthcare to any athlete aged 16 and above, at representative to elite levels.
📷 @icc

It’s unquestionable that elite sport brings its

It’s unquestionable that elite sport brings its own unique pressures and demands.
That’s why SMUK was founded, to try and promote positive mental health in young sportspeople and provide a strong and robust support system for all.
Great tweet by @garylineker 👏