Mental Health Action Plan
The ideal mental health action plan shall include:
- the implementation of some formative activities for the athletes, coaches and other members of the entourage;
- recognise ambassadors of mental health in order to face stigma and raise awareness about mental support;
- spread strategies in order to enhance mental health protection;
- create mental support policies;
- reinforce proposals for diversity and involvement;
- establish "movements" in order to give prominence to the mental support;
- enact some activities, highlighting the importance of our discipline in protecting the mental wellness;
- carry out adequate athlete safeguarding policies;
- create colloquial and academic external help structure, incorporating the organisations of the community, schools and services for the mental health.