Tag: Tracey Crouch

UK Government unveils mental health action plan to improve support for elite sportspeople

Stuart Mitchell

Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, today unveiled the first Mental Health Action Plan for Elite Sport, which has been developed with mental health and sports organisations to improve awareness and training in top-level sport. A new mental health strategy will be implemented across all elite sports to promote good mental wellbeing and give athletes and National Governing Bodies better information about accessing sports and clinical psychologists. By 2024, elite sport must have mental health procedures embedded in their performance plans, and provide clear pathways for athletes to…

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UK Government launches call for evidence for Civil Society Strategy

Stuart Mitchell

Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, has today launched a public call for evidence on a new strategy that will harnesses the power of communities, charities, and businesses to help build a fairer society. The engagement exercise for the Civil Society Strategy will look at four themes that will strengthen civil society further, exploring the best way sectors can work together, empowering people to take action on the issues that matter to them and improving the places they live and work in. It is open for anyone to…

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Tracey Crouch named as Loneliness minister in post created as part of Jo Cox legacy

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Prime Minister has set out how government is tackling loneliness and combating social isolation. She has announced that the government is accepting a series of recommendations from the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. The Prime Minister hosted a reception at Downing Street to celebrate Jo Cox’s legacy, and the important work of her family, Foundation and the Commission in highlighting how many people are experiencing loneliness. Research shows: more than 9 million people always or often feel lonely around 200,000 older people have not had a conversation with…

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