“It’s important, on days like today’s World Mental Health Day, that we help people understand that coaching can provide the types of motivational climates that can increase people’s self-esteem, self-worth, enjoyment and vitality, and of course, the resilience of their sporting habits. This of course applies to the coach too.
“It’s also a chance for people from around the globe to rally together to show their support and raise awareness.”
Actively tackling mental health remains a universal challenge. The Mental Health Foundation revealed in a study in 2014, that every week one in six adults in the UK experiences a common mental health problem, such as anxiety or depression, while a further one in four adults in the UK will experience a problem every year.
UK Coaching has partnered with Mind and Public Health England to produce an animation and infographic to help coaches better understand what mental well-being is and provide coaches with the tools to promote good mental well-being through their coaching.