Mental Health - Sportscotland



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Scottish Mental Health Charter – sportscotland action plan

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Declaration of Support to the Scottish Mental Health Charter for Physical Activity and Sport

This document demonstrates our support for the Scottish Mental Health Charter for Physical Activity and Sport. sportscotland is committed to improving equality and reducing discrimination so more people with poor mental health are able to engage, participate and achieve more in physical activity and sport. In order to achieve this, the Mental Health Charter outlines five key areas of focus:

|Actively promote inclusive|Develop inclusive |Actively encourage |Establish a Scottish |Routinely review |

|practice and ensure a |policies and practices |participation and promote |Mental Health Charter |performance and identify |

|positive and welcoming |which are informed by |messages focusing on the |Network to support |ways to improve working in|

|environment for all. |including mental health |benefits of physical |meaningful collaboration, |relation to mental health |

| |in strategic planning. |activity on mental health.|share resources and best | |

| | | |practice. | |

Organisational Statement

As awareness of links between our mental and physical wellbeing increase, sportscotland is committed to supporting Scotland’s Mental Health Charter for Physical Activity and Sport. Developed by SAMH, the charter encourages physical activity and sporting communities from grassroots to performance level to incorporate mental health into their strategies to make sport more accessible to people with mental health problems. The charter aims to use sport to improve equality and reduce stigma through positive conversations and action on mental health. sportscotland has a key role to play in encouraging the sporting community across Scotland to use the collective power of sport and physical activity to create positive lasting change in mental health and wellbeing.

Mental Health Charter Action plan

|Charter Action |Activity |Actions |

|Actively promoting inclusive |Be visible supporters of mental health inclusion – |We will promote mental health awareness programmes and existing support and resources available to staff through |

|practice and ensuring a positive and|Publish any policies in relation to mental health on your|internal communication channels. Examples include our staff wellbeing zone, mental health awareness and employee |

|welcoming environment for all |website, communications and social media. |assistance programme. |

| |Promote opportunities which are tailored for people | |

| |experiencing mental health problems, for example ‘Health | |

| |Referral Programmes. | |

| | |We will publish our commitment to the Mental Health Charter and our associated action plan on our website and |

| | |internally. We will promote our commitment to the Charter and our associated action plan to our partners and |

| | |network and encourage them to sign up. |

| | |We will continue to provide one to one Performance Lifestyle support for sportscotland institute of sport (SIS) |

| | |supported performance athletes to support their wellbeing and welfare. As part of this support, we will continue to|

| | |work directly with external support groups and services (including SAMH, CRUSE, Relate, Support in Mind Scotland |

| | |and Samaritans) to source connections and referrals based on individual athlete need. |

| |Participate in mental health awareness raising activities|We will utilise our monthly communication theme of mental health (May 2019) to participate in mental health |

| |– World Mental Health Day and Mental Health Awareness |awareness raising activities. This will include: |

| |Week provide great opportunities to run events such as |Positioning mental health in sport as the topic for SportHour |

| |open days to raise the profile of the work you are doing |Partnering with SAMH as the co-host for SportHour |

| |to support people experiencing poor mental health. |Promote examples / stories which highlight the link between sport/physical activity and mental health to our |

| | |network. |

| | |We will continue to promote mental health awareness raising activities / support throughout the year, such as: |

| | |Mental Health Awareness week – aligned to mental health monthly communication theme |

| | |World Mental Health Day |

| |Staff Training – Ensure mental health awareness is |We will agree the mental health training needs of our staff. We will identify appropriate training for staff roles |

| |included within training for all staff and volunteers. |across sportscotland. |

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| | |We will agree the mental health training needs for key external networks such as the Active Schools network, |

| | |community sport hub officers and the coaching network. We will identify appropriate training course(s) for the |

| | |networks and agree a planned and coordinated approach to the delivery of the training |

| | |We will deliver mental health workshops at our regional networking events. Event attendees include Active Schools |

| | |coordinators, community sport hub officers, sports development officers and regional managers for sports |

| | |We will continue to work with Plan4Sport to provide mental health awareness training to SGB partners and encourage |

| | |them to attend. |

|Developing inclusive policies and |Working with people with lived experience – Engage |The Young People’s Sport Panel (YPSP) have identified mental health as a key equalities and inclusion theme they |

|practices which are informed by |participants to help you identify and address barriers |aim to lead and influence over the next two years. We will engage the YPSP with the SAMH Young People’s Commission |

|including mental health in strategic|which could be stopping them from getting active. |to help identify barriers to getting active. |

|planning | | |

| |Demonstrate senior level buy-in – It is crucial to |Our Chief Executive was a signatory at the Mental Health Charter launch event and our senior management team |

| |involve leaders within your organisation. With their |reviewed our action plan. |

| |support it will be easier to compose and create an action| |

| |plan. | |

| | |We will consult with our internal equalities and inclusion group (EIIG), which has senior representation across our|

| | |organisation, to develop our action plan and mainstream this activity into our existing areas of work. We will |

| | |update the terms of reference for the EIIG to ensure the group coordinates our contribution to the Mental Health |

| | |Charter. |

| | |We will communicate our Mental Health Charter action plan to our leadership group for awareness and support. |

| | |We will build on our strategic partnership with SAMH. We will develop a partnership agreement, identify joint areas|

| | |of work and continue to strengthen our relationship to promote the benefits of sport and physical activity to |

| | |mental health. |

| |Create a mentally healthy workplace – Participate in |We will participate in SAMH’s Workplace Wellbeing campaign |

| |SAMH’s Workplace Wellbeing campaign to help open up the | |

| |issue of mental health and encouraging conversations in | |

| |the workplace | |

|Actively encouraging participation |Recognise mental health affects everyone – From |We recognise mental health problems can affect everyone. We will provide a balance of stories and emphasise this in|

|and promoting messages focusing on |grassroots to elite level anyone can experience poor |all communications relating to mental health. We will inform stories by providing content from our programme |

|the benefits of physical activity on|mental health. |evaluation process. |

|mental health | | |

| |Actively encouraging participation – Work with Active |We will engage with a small group of Active Schools managers and coordinators to identify the opportunities and |

| |schools to explore how sport and physical activity |gaps relating to sport and mental health of children and young people. We will identify existing resources and |

| |opportunities can add value and contribute to the mental |agree a planned approach to working across key areas with key partners. |

| |health of children and young people | |

|Establish a Scottish mental Health |Making connections – Use the power of storytelling to |We will utilise our monthly communication theme of mental health (May 2019) to promote examples and stories which |

|Charter Network to support |reinforce the link between physical activity and mental |highlight the link between sport and physical activity and mental health to our network. We will also promote |

|meaningful collaboration, share |health. Share these stories within your community and |examples and stories across our communication channels throughout the year. |

|resources and best practice. |with your wider network. | |

|Routinely reviewing performance and |Keep up to date with new guidelines - Actively |We will continue to participate and support the Mental Health Charter Network to ensure we are up to date with |

|identifying ways to improve working |participate in the Mental Health Charter Network to keep |latest information and guidelines. |

|in relation to mental health. |updated. | |

| |Source good practice – Take time to look at similar |We will invite SAMH to sit on and inform our Changing Lives through Sport and Physical Activity advisory group to |

| |organisations or individuals and identify what they are |link with the Mental Health Charter Network. |

| |doing to support individuals with mental health problems.| |

Head Office

Doges, Templeton on the Green,

62 Templeton Street,

Glasgow G40 1DA

Tel 0141 534 6500

Fax 0141 54 6501

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