Stronger Together
Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing
American Football, like many other team sports can have huge benefits for both our physical and mental health – but just as it’s important to maintain good physical fitness and health, it’s really important we pay attention to our mental health and wellbeing, and know where to go for help if we need it.
The following list has contact details of some local and national organisations who can support if required.
In an emergency you can contact NHS 111 and ask for Option 2 – this is a national single point of access for anyone in a mental health crisis, regardless of age.
If it isn’t an emergency, the best route to getting help is often to speak to your GP as early as you can. Your GP can then refer you to the most appropriate service that can help.
The services below don’t require you to have spoken with your GP and are places you can refer yourself.
For under 18s and young people:
Kooth – an online wellbeing platform for children and young people age 11-25: kooth.com
Bromley Y – provides a range of services to support children and young adults mental health through a single point of access: bromley-y.org, 020 3770 8848
For adults (18+):
Bromley Well – Free mental health support for Bromley residents: bromleywell.org.uk, 0808 278 7898
South East London MIND – A range of services to help South East London residents look after their mental health and wellbeing: selmind.org.uk
Porchlight – Mental Health support and counselling for anyone living in Kent: porchlight.org.uk, 0800 107 0160
Bromley Talking Therapies – Free counselling for Bromley residents or those with a Bromley GP: bromleytalkingtherapies.nhs.uk/refer-yourself
The Listening Place – Free counselling for those who feel life is no longer worth living: listeningplace.org.uk, 020 3906 7676