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Kicking Goals For Players Wellbeing

Kicking Goals For Players Wellbeing A community development project to support Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Rochester Community. Julie Bright: Mental Health Carer Support Worker – Bendigo Health. Background :

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Kicking Goals For Players Wellbeing

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  1. Kicking Goals For Players Wellbeing A community development project to support Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Rochester Community. Julie Bright: Mental Health Carer Support Worker – Bendigo Health

  2. Background: Bendigo Health Carer Support Services - Mental Health Program - funded by FaHCSIA in 2008. Program covers Loddon Mallee Region and provides individual direct support to carers and community development initiatives. The program has consulted with mental health carers through out the region Consultations have identified gaps in services which underpins our strategic planning for the region.

  3. Gaps in Service • Limited services for families where a young person is experiencing complex issues including. • Family breakdown, school refusal, isolation from peers, drug and alcohol dependency, diagnosis of mental illness and disability. • Multiple family issues including: family breakdown, intergenerational mental illness, domestic violence, grandparents looking after their grandchildren full time.

  4. Gaps in Service Continued • Workers and Carers identified that improving mental health wellbeing was vital for these families. • Intervention needs to be accessed early to prevent family and mental health breakdown. • Carers identified that if services such as schools, sporting clubs and local communities were able to recognise and respond to issues effecting young people, their mental health outcomes could be different

  5. Aim To provide support, through development of a mentoring program. This includes individualised support to players and their families, at the Rochester Football/ Netball Club to enhance good mental health & wellbeing.

  6. Objectives • To provide support to players, including their parents & family members, who may be at risk of developing mental illness or dependent behaviour such as gambling, self harm, substance abuse etc. • To support players at risk of isolation from their peers and the wider football community • To support players at risk of disengaging from sport • Promote positive social interaction & support players to engage in their community • To support players to develop skills, strategies & confidence when transitioning into elite football or back to local league level. • To improve the emotional wellbeing of all players. • To promote the importance of ‘sport’ in local communities • To provide educational opportunities to de-stigmatise mental health and risk dependent behaviours

  7. Target Group • Teams • Under 16’S, • Under 18’S, • Senior Playing group • Players at risk of dependent behaviours and self harm • The wider community e.g. parents, committee, members and netball teams

  8. Expected Outcomes of mentoring program • Build a stronger football/netball club • Enhance leadership within the club • Build a stronger Community • Enhance players skills – physical, mental & psychological

  9. Implementation: • Approval • Approached the Rochester Football/Netball Club – spoke with President, senior coach, football manager – to see if a mentoring program would be beneficial to the club. • The program was discussed at committee level for approval • Sourcing a Mentor • Made contact with Bob Fletcher (perspective mentor) – CSS Mental Health Worker was aware that he was previously mentoring at TAC cup & AFL level. • Bob agreed to come on board to support the players, as a mentor • Obtained personal references for mentor • Ensured all key stakeholders had ‘Working with Children’ checks • Mentor commences with program - 2012 • CSS Mental health worker and Gilbert Wanganeen Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker Njernda Aboriginal met to discuss mentoring program to ensure it was inclusive of indigenous players. Gilbert has offered to be involved. • CSS Mental Health Worker met with coaches & mentor to identify players at risk & possibly needing support • Mentor engages with football community - attends games, communicates with identified players (including injured players) to establish rapport & trust

  10. Expected Outcomes of mentoring program • Build a stronger football/netball club • Enhance leadership within the club • Build a stronger Community • Enhance players skills – physical, mental & psychological

  11. Outcomes • AFL Mentor available for whole of 2012 football season • Research project completed on elite players • Mental Health First Aid to whole community • Assist training for whole community • Training session with Anthony Stevens (former AFL) player for all football, netball players and committee on mental health and wellbeing • Drug and Alcohol training from ERH for Netball Players • Successful funding for program from BH CSS, DH and SOC. • Two new mentors joining the program for 2013 season • Anecdotal young people at risk have re-engaged with club • Raised awareness within the wider football community around mental health and wellbeing

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