Tackling stigma through sport
Malcolm Rae Co-founder of State of Mind Sport and an independent healthcare adviser
Phil Cooper Co-founder of State of Mind Sport and a mental health nurse consultant, 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Allan Johnston Trustee of State of Mind Sport and a consultant psychiatrist, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
State of Mind Sport has come up with a new approach to suicide prevention among men by using rugby league players to encourage greater openness about mental health problems
State of Mind Sport (SOMS) was established in 2010 after the death of Terry Newton, a popular international rugby league player. He took his own life not long after being suspended from the sport for testing positive for banned substances.
Mental Health Practice.
20, 4, 14-17.
doi: 10.7748/mhp.20.4.14.s13
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