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We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health – everyone has it and we need to take care of it. Mental health problems are more common than people think, they affect one in four of us each year. Professional boxers are at increased risk of developing a mental health problem due to dealing with a number of challenges including the risk of injury, making weight, negotiating contracts, public scrutiny and media pressures, juggling dual careers and dealing with retirement along with the challenges of everyday life.
We have a number of boxers who have openly discussed their own mental health problems both during their career and after their retirement from Frank Bruno and Ricky Hatton, to Tyson Fury and Leon McKenzie. We want to break down the stigma around mental health and join wider society’s conversation about how to promote openness and understanding, encouraging the boxing community to seek help and support.
We are proactively working with Mind and England Boxing to increase awareness and to develop initiatives to ensure that no one suffers in silence.
The Charter is a voluntary code which sets out how sport and recreation organisations should adopt good mental health practice to make activities inclusive, positive and open to everyone. Designed by the sports sector, it is led by the Sport and Recreation Alliance and Professional Players Federation with support from Mind. Visit www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/mental-health-charter for further information.
If you need support for your own mental health or are concerned about another member of the boxing community, friend or family member have a look at Mind’s guide on Seeking help for a mental health problem further information and support is available from:
We're Mind, the mental health charity. We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We offer a range of support including a confidential Infoline, free information resources and support through our network of local Minds.
Our lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
| Website | http://www.mind.org.uk |
| Mind Infoline | 0300 123 3393 |
| info@mind.org.uk |
Samaritans offer a 24 hours a day, 365 days a year confidential, free helpline. You don't have to be suicidal to call it.
| Website | http://www.samaritans.org |
| Helpline | 116 123 |
| jo@samaritans.org |
Your GP, NHS 111 or 999
We do not endorse any individual or group provider of therapeutic services. We recommend checking that the counsellor/therapist is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). For further information on how to go about finding a therapist and the things to consider, have a look at Mind’s information on Talking therapies. Any therapist you find through this website will have signed up to the BACP’s ethical framework, which means they must:
Further information about talking therapies is available from the Mind website here.
We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health – everyone has it and we need to take care of it. Mental health problems are more common than people think, they affect one in four of us each year. Professional boxers are at increased risk of developing a mental health problem due to dealing with a number of challenges including the risk of injury, making weight, negotiating contracts, public scrutiny and media pressures, juggling dual careers and dealing with retirement along with the challenges of everyday life.
We have a number of boxers who have openly discussed their own mental health problems both during their career and after their retirement from Frank Bruno and Ricky Hatton, to Tyson Fury and Leon McKenzie. We want to break down the stigma around mental health and join wider society’s conversation about how to promote openness and understanding, encouraging the boxing community to seek help and support.
We are proactively working with Mind and England Boxing to increase awareness and to develop initiatives to ensure that no one suffers in silence.
The Charter is a voluntary code which sets out how sport and recreation organisations should adopt good mental health practice to make activities inclusive, positive and open to everyone. Designed by the sports sector, it is led by the Sport and Recreation Alliance and Professional Players Federation with support from Mind. Visit www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/mental-health-charter for further information.
If you need support for your own mental health or are concerned about another member of the boxing community, friend or family member have a look at Mind’s guide on Seeking help for a mental health problem further information and support is available from:
We're Mind, the mental health charity. We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We offer a range of support including a confidential Infoline, free information resources and support through our network of local Minds.
Our lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
| Website | http://www.mind.org.uk |
| Mind Infoline | 0300 123 3393 |
| info@mind.org.uk |
Samaritans offer a 24 hours a day, 365 days a year confidential, free helpline. You don't have to be suicidal to call it.
| Website | http://www.samaritans.org |
| Helpline | 116 123 |
| jo@samaritans.org |
Your GP, NHS 111 or 999
We do not endorse any individual or group provider of therapeutic services. We recommend checking that the counsellor/therapist is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). For further information on how to go about finding a therapist and the things to consider, have a look at Mind’s information on Talking therapies. Any therapist you find through this website will have signed up to the BACP’s ethical framework, which means they must:
Further information about talking therapies is available from the Mind website here.