VIDEO PRESENTATIONS: Taking Action – Tackling Mental Health
Sponsored by the Premier League
The FMPA now offer access to our mental health symposium held last season. The video presentations from this event have been loaded on to our website for open access to all practitioners throughout the game. These include talks by Dr Phil Hopley, Consultant Psychiatrist at Cognacity, Colin Bland, CEO of Sporting Chance and Professor Andy Smith, Prof. Sport and Physical Activity from Edge Hill University.
Available presentations:
“ADDICTION” A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION & FOOTBALL
Colin Bland/Alex Mills
Sporting Chance Clinic
MENTAL HEALTH AND WORKING IN FOOTBALL
Professor Andy Smith
Professor of Sport & Physical Activity
Edgehill University
EMBRACING MENTAL HEALTH IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
Mike Hurn
Welfare and Safeguarding Officer
Wigan Athletic FC
GETTING IT RIGHT FIRST TIME: BEST PRACTICE IN SPORT MENTAL HEALTH
Dr Phillip Hopley
Consultant Psychiatrist
Cognacity
TAKING ACTION – SETTING OUT A PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH IN FOOTBALL
Panel Discussion
The FMPA is also in the process of producing a position statement on mental health in football with a focus on the staff as well as players. This is being led by Dr Subashis Basu at Sheffield United and is being co-authored by some of the aforementioned presenters.
Access to presentations and discussions from the event. HERE – https://www.fmpa.co.uk/taking-action-tackling-mental-health/