Mental health is something that has been brushed aside for too long. Many still don't understand what mental health is, but it's just as important, if not more important than your physical health.
Your mental health is who you are.
The stigma around mental health is one that is improving but still has a long way to go in society.
Game Changer is a non-for-profit organisation that assists local sporting clubs in raising awareness for mental health and sucide prevention. Game Changer is a company that provides endless amounts of resources to make sure your local club is doing enough to support those that may be suffering from mental health illnesses.
The author of this article is one that suffers strongly from ill mental health and can tell you that it's not something that just comes and goes. It hangs around and it's tough to shake. That voice in the back of your mind that continually chats away at you.
Game Changer asks the question of local sporting clubs of "Who is your Game Changer?". Who is the person that people can go to to speak freely about their mental health? Who is the person that people feel comfortable around that they can let down their inner walls and allow to get everything off their chest.
Sadly, nine people per day on average around Australia take their lives and that number sadly is not coming down with three out of four people that make the ultimate sacrifice, are men.
Suicide is the leading cause of death in our country for people aged between 15-24. In 2022, a third of all deaths among Australians were by suicide.
Game Changer helps clubs do all that they can to prevent this from happening. Running regular sessions at clubs, providing resources that people that are suffering can attend on their own, provide material that can be placed around the clubrooms of your local sporting club.
