How sports can improve mental health support for elite athletes
A roundtable discussion at HealthAccord 2024, which took place earlier this year alongside the SportAccord conference in Birmingham, UK, considered recent mental health developments in sport. This article reflects on key findings from the panel and, with reference to current research, briefly considers the implications for safeguarding.
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- Tags: Athlete welfare | Mental Health | Safeguarding
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Written by
Dr Alexander Chrysanthou
Alexander is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Law at UFCB and GIS, where he has recently helped found a new MA in Sports Agency. He has also lectured on Cyberlaw, Human Rights, Mental Health Law, Research Ethics and Evidence. He also manages knowledge exchange and sharing of best practice for major event hosts with the International Association of Event Hosts. He has developed a number of industry-academia initiatives, including a range of country specific football business conferences, a sports law clinic and sports law exchange with Harvard University. He was previously Deputy Chairman of the Postgraduate Student Committee of the Institute of Medical Ethics, a Committee he co-founded.
