NHS Every Mind Matters
Its free Mind Plan asks five questions and offers practical suggestions. Intended for adults; it does not replace professional advice. Answers are handled by the external service.
Create an NHS Mind Plan ↗You are more
than your sport.
Space to notice how things feel around your sport, work and everyday life. A free reflection for players, coaches and volunteers—no account or email required.
Need help now?
This tool and our inbox are not monitored for emergencies. In the UK, call 999 if life is at risk or you cannot keep someone safe. Outside the UK, use your local emergency number. See urgent and non-urgent support routes ↗
Pause. Notice. Choose one next step.
These five original prompts are optional. They do not measure your mental health, assess risk or decide what support you need. Your answers stay in this page and disappear when you leave or reload. Do not include private details about other people.
Your take-away
A practice plan to keep.
A black-and-gold PDF with your answers, a simple action flow and room to return to your plan.
Created privately on your device with your current answers. The PDF preserves the visual text; use text download or copy for selectable text and screen-reader access.
Other ways to explore your wellbeing.
WHO-5 wellbeing index
The World Health Organization’s five-statement wellbeing measure is available in multiple languages. Read the official guidance and discuss concerns with a qualified professional. We do not reproduce, score or interpret it here.
View the official WHO resource ↗Recognising concerns in sport
The IOC Sport Mental Health Recognition Tool 2 is for athletes and the people around them. It helps recognise concerns and encourage support, not diagnose them. Developed in the elite-sport context; the separate clinical assessment tool is for qualified health professionals.
Read the IOC publication and recognition tool (Supplement 6) ↗Young people and international support
Under 19 in the UK? Childline offers support. For other countries, use the directory to check local availability and languages.
Childline ↗Find a helpline in your country ↗These are independent services, not partners. We receive no commission from support links. Our check-in is an original reflection tool, not the NHS Mind Plan or WHO-5 and not clinically validated.
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