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Student-Athlete Wellbeing

Mental wellbeing support for our student-athletes is important because it helps them to maintain a healthy balance between their academic and athletic pursuits.

Student-athletes can face unique challenges such as time management, stress and loneliness due to the demands of a busy academic and athletic schedule.

Mental wellbeing support can provide student-athletes with the resources they need to manage these challenges, while also helping them to maintain a healthy lifestyle and perform at their best.

We are committed to ensuring our student-athletes have access to the support they need, when they need it, in whatever way works best for them. We provide a range of options, in-person or externally through various partners. 

Sport Support Team

Our dedicated Sport Support Team serves as the first point of contact for student-athletes seeking assistance or needing to report an issue. We encourage students to reach out when support is needed. The team is available to provide guidance and can signpost to additional resources if necessary. 

The team provides 1-1 emotional and practical support for students in crisis or experiencing circumstances that may impact their studies, athletic performance or wider welfare. Coaches and students concerned about fellow club members are also encourage to contact the team. 

Email: sportsupport@brookes.ac.uk
Phone: 07389706841

Availability: Office Hours, Monday - Friday 

For urgent support outside of office hours, please consult the University's Emergency and 24-hour support services. 

If you or someone else is in immediate danger please call 999. If you are on or around campus and require assistance, please contact the Security Team at 01865 60 3060

Student Support Services

Student Support Services are here to help support students regarding practical, academic or emotional needs. Please contact them using the details below or find out more by exploring their website. However, for our student-athletes we suggest reaching out to the Sport Support Team as the first point of contact. 

Email: studentsupportservices@brookes.ac.uk
Phone: 01865 535222 

Availability: 9.00am - 5.00pm, Mondays - Thursdays & 9.00am - 4.30pm, Fridays 

Wellbeing Officers

Our TEAMBrookes Sports Clubs are student-led, meaning that students volunteer to lead their club and teams. Our sports clubs has a dedicated Wellbeing Officer or representative on their committee.

If you ever have any questions about what it is like to join a sports club, or if you require any kind of support, the Wellbeing Officer is a great first point of contact if preferred. As they are students themselves, they are there to listen and point you in the direction of potential avenues of support.

It is important to remember that if you are struggling with your wellbeing or have any other issues that you want to raise, please contact the Sport Support Team. 

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Sporting Wellness

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Our partnership with Sporting Wellness provides all representative TEAMBrookes student-athletes with access to FREE, external confidential mental health and emotional wellbeing support.

Resources include:

  • 24/7/365 support helpline
  • Free counselling sessions
  • Self-help resources on topics such as: family & relationships issues, legal & financial guidance, bereavement & loss, phone & cyber bullying, sleep hygiene, social media addiction, etc.
  • Wellbeing Officer and team workshops

You do not have to think you are suffering from a diagnosable mental health disorder to use the Sporting Wellness support system. No matter what your mental state is, making a proactive choice for positive mental wellness is as beneficial as making the proactive choice for positive physical health. 

Remember, you are never alone and there is always someone to talk to. 

To access support, head to the Sporting Wellness website, click on 'Get Support' and use the stakeholder code: SW001

“You do not have to be suffering with a mental illness to get support with your mental health.”

Callum Lea, Founder & CEO of Sporting Wellness

24 Hour Charities

Below are trusted organisations that offer free, confidential support services. 

Samaritans

Someone to listen, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Phone: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org

SHOUT

Free, confidential, anonymous text support service.
Text SHOUT to 85258

Oxfordshire Safe Haven

A non-clinical service offering listening support for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
Phone: 01865 903037 (Open every day, 11.30am - 9.30pm)
Email: osh@oxfordshiremind.org.uk

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

Free and confidential helpline for anyone who needs to talk through life's problems.
Phone: 0800 585858 (5pm - midnight)

Papyrus

Confidential support and advice for young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, available 24/7
Phone: 0800 0684141
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org 
Text: 88247

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