As this week marks Mental Health Awareness Week, Sported is excited to announce that we have partnered with TAMHI, a mental health charity based in Northern Ireland, and will be launching the Mental Wealth Games to 50 community groups this week. 

This will give our members access to session plans, recorded videos, marketing material and a handbook resource supporting them in delivering mental health sessions to their young people. 

TAMHI works with sports clubs and groups who use sport to raise awareness of mental health and resilience. The charity works with sports clubs, schools, and youth groups to make mental health fun and engaging. They are based in North Belfast but support any group they can with resources. Their approach is focused on raising the capacity of grassroots groups to have the confidence to connect with their members in relation to mental health. They do this through, workshops, talks, training, and unique activities and games. Their approach has proven to connect better with people who like sports and like to learn through activity.

We know from our internal insight that there is a need for further mental health support for our members. Mental health is the biggest challenge (identified as such by 27% of group leaders), and in October 2021 56% of our members selected Health and Wellbeing as a priority area in our Pulse survey.