Wayne Banks and David Kennard,Fitness in Mind

Steph Ware, Brent Mind

Tony Li, Mind

Gavin Atkins, Mind

Grassroots sports: delivering

sport and support to those of us

with mental health problems

• Identify and recognise existing activity that engage people with mental health problems to take up and sustain sport

• Learn new ways to increase the inclusivity of sport sessions

• To identify the support needed from organisations like Mind

What do we want to achieve?

What are the barriers to engaging

people with mental health

problems in sport or physical

activity?

Steph Ware

Sport Coordinator

Brent Mind

@SWareBWare

@BrentMindGSTG

My Personal Journey

Depression- “My bed was my prison”

Antidepressants – Weight Gain

Low Motivation, Low Self-Esteem and Low Confidence

My Barriers to Sport

No Motivation

Didn’t care about my fuel

Emotional release was difficult to manage

Why Sport?

• Croydon Active Minds

• 6-week Boxercise Course –One 2-hour session per week

• Three Times World Champ –Duke McKenzie

Achievements

• Fundraising for Mind

• Masters Degree in Sport Management • Uni Service to Sport Award• Silver medal at the British Uni

Championships

• 4 Boxing Bouts• Helping people

Brent

• Mental Health is the largest cause of morbidity

• Rising levels of obesity

• Lowering Levels of physical activity participation

• Increasing rates of alcohol related hospital admissions

• High health Inequalities- diabetes / dementia

(NHS Brent Health & Wellbeing Strategy 2014-17)

Learning

• Infiltrating local communities

Travel / Stigma / Cost

• Using Sport as a tool to start discussion

Modified Golf / Pop up tennis / Rowing Machines / Walking Basketball / Football

EVERYBODY HAS MENTAL HEALTH!

Peer Navigators

• Giving back

• Breaking barriers

• Helping

• Use experience

• Feel good

• Support

• Learn

• Improve employment chances

David Kennard and Wayne Banks

Fitness in Mind

@BrentwoodCentre

Thinking about the barriers

• Send Mind your action plans

• Send Mind your case studies

What next?

• World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2015

• Time to Talk Day – 4 Feb 2016

• Charter one-year anniversary – March 2016

sport@mind.org.uk

• Highlight and replicate best practice

• Identify new ways to be more inclusive

• Tell us what support you want from the mental health sector

What are your key actions?