Mental Health Resources
Your mental health deserves the same care and attention as your physical health, both on and off the field. In the past 12 months, one in five Australians has experienced a mental health condition, and among 16 to 24-year-olds, that number rises to two in five.
If your club has experienced a hardship or critical incident, clubs are encouraged to get in contact with the League’s Wellbeing Coordinator, Henry Beus, who will assist the club in navigating the time and providing resources
Mental Health Support Services
Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue offers information, resources and access to professional counselling and support for people experiencing anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns in Australia.
- Call: 1300 224 636
Domestic Violence Support
1800RESPECT provides free, confidential 24/7 counselling, information and support for people affected by domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia.
- Call: 1800 737 732
StandBy Support After Suicide
StandBy Support After Suicide provides free, coordinated support and practical resources to individuals, families and communities impacted by suicide across Australia.
- Call: 1300 727 247
13YARN
A national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, offering confidential one-on-one support with a trained Indigenous crisis supporter.
- Call: 13 92 79
Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL)
A 24-hour telephone service for people in the Perth metropolitan area experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Metro: 1300 555 788
- Peel: 1800 676 822
Lifeline
Provides 24/7 confidential crisis support and suicide prevention services across Australia.
- Call: 13 11 14
- Text: 0477 13 11 14
True Sport
True Sport is SportWest’s mental health and wellbeing initiative supporting the WA sporting community. The initiative helps State Sporting Associations and other sporting organisation staff respond to mental health incidents and promote proactive wellbeing in community sport.
Tackle Your Feelings
The Tackle Your Feelings resources provide practical tools to help clubs better understand and respond to mental health challenges, with a strong emphasis on grief and loss. The platform includes guidance on recognising grief, supporting others through bereavement, managing your own grief, and navigating grief after suicide, alongside broader wellbeing templates and frameworks to help clubs build a mentally healthy environment.
This PDF explains how grief can impact many areas of a person’s life following a bereavement, including emotions, thoughts, behaviours, physical health, spirituality and relationships.
The intent of this resource is to offer guidance on suppor3ng yourself following a bereavement.
The intent of this resource is to provide guidance on how to support someone who is grieving.
The intent of this resource is to provide guidance and support for individuals grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide, acknowledging the unique and complex emo:ons involved in this type of bereavement.
Our Member Assistance page outlines the confidential support services available to players, coaches, volunteers and members, providing access to professional help for personal, mental health and wellbeing concerns.
The Program offers up to three (3) confidential counselling sessions per member each year with qualified professionals.