Livin For Hockey Mental Health Round
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th July, 2024
#TEAMMATESFORLIFE
Hockey ACT is excited to announce, in partnership with Livin For Hockey, the return of the Mental Health Round as part of our Rounds of Significance.
Following on from the success of our inaugural year in 2022; the purpose of the round is to promote awareness and conversation around Mental Health within the Hockey ACT community. By shining a light on the importance of mental health, we hope to help reduce the stigma attached.
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MENTAL HEALTH ROUND UNIFORM STICKERS
Get your team involved in the Living For Hockey Mental Health Round this weekend by repping Livin For Hockey’s #TEAMMATESFORLIFE uniform stickers. By promoting awareness and conversation around mental health, together we can help fight the stigma.
Contact Hockey ACT at communications@hockeyact.org.au to secure a set for your team.
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MENTAL HEALTH ROUND SOCIAL TILE FRAME
Share photos of your team repping the #TEAMMATESFORLIFE stickers this weekend with a social media frame. Let the Hockey ACT community know how your team and hockey support your mental health. By promoting awareness and conversation around mental health, together we can help fight the stigma.
Download yours today, and don’t forget to tag Hockey ACT in your posts!
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Mental Health Presentation:
Livin For Hockey are looking for volunteers to be part of the filming of its Mental Health Awareness presentation. It would involve being filmed whilst presenting a 5 min part of the presentation. Notes will be provided to read on camera with the topics included being:
1. Different types of mental illnesses
2. How you can recognise the symptoms of each
3. How you help yourself
4. How you can help your teammates
If you have any questions, please email the Hockey ACT office at communications@hockeyact.org.au.
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WHO ARE LIVIN FOR HOCKEY?
LFH is hockey focused, so we aim to incorporate good mental health into our hockey world.
#TEAMMATESFORLIFE - The hashtag encapsulates the importance of looking after your own mental health & your teammates too.
- The benefits of physical exercise in a team environment, can have positive benefits on a person’s mental and physical health
- Raising awareness of the importance of seeking help as soon as possible
- Reducing the stigma of mental health and normalising mental health issues to be the same as physical health issues
- Zero tolerance for bullying and all forms of abusive behaviour, and raising awareness of the negative impact these have on a person’s mental health
Visit the Livin For Hockey website for more information:
LIVIN FOR HOCKEY WEBSITE
2023 MENTAL HEALTH ROUND AMBASSADORS
Andrew Stead - Wests
Tim Cullen - St Pats
Adam Boyd - Wagga
Min Walsh - TVHC
Alyssa Smith - United
Melissa Páramo - North Canberra Eagles
Toby McNaughton - United