Racing Welfare and Mental Health Awareness Week
Racing Welfare and Mental Health Awareness Week
Racing Welfare has set out its plans for its campaign for the 2020 Mental Health Awareness Week, a national initiative run by the Mental Health Foundation which runs through until Sunday 24 May.
Racing Welfare is leading racing’s response to the campaign, which this year has been taken fully digital by the charity due to Covid-19.
Mental Health Awareness Week aims to bring mental health to the forefront of people’s minds, encouraging them to think of their own wellbeing and that of others around them, and to promote open conversations on the subject. The campaign also seeks to raise awareness of the mental health support available through Racing Welfare and how this can be accessed.
Tying into the Mental Health Foundation’s theme of Kindness for this year, Racing Welfare is undertaking ‘7 Days of Kindness’, whereby the charity will be publishing case studies and advice on subjects such as helping others, undertaking Mental Health First Aid training, self-care and combatting loneliness.
This will be delivered through content across its social media platforms and website. Racing Welfare has also linked up with industry stakeholders to gather their support for the campaign, all of whom will be coming together to spread the message to their own followers.
Racing Welfare offer professional guidance and practical help to all of racing’s people – including stud, stable and racecourse staff, alongside those working in associated professions – whose dedication is vital for the wellbeing of racing. Their work aims to help people, from recruitment to retirement, to thrive in day to day life and through a range of challenges specific to a career in racing.
In conjunction with Great British Racing, Racing Welfare have produced a Wellbeing Toolkit specifically designed to support the mental wellbeing of racing’s workforce during the Covid-19 outbreak. The toolkit, which contains useful tips and strategies for coping with the current crisis, can be found and downloaded here
