Across the country, a mother of a competitive swimmer is encouraging youth sports organizations to have mental health conversations.
Olympic swimmers Ed Sinclair and Jemma Lowe are supporting Andrea Brown's campaign, which includes free classes in mental first aid for groups and families. Andrea Brown is from south Gloucestershire.
A free educational ebook and documentary are also accessible.
The experience of Ms. Brown's own family, she claimed, motivated her to take action.
According to the mother of two who spoke to BBC Radio Bristol, she and her family had experienced their own struggles with mental health and "wanted to share it with the swimming community. ".
Ms. Brown and her family have solely self-funded the campaign and the resources it is making available to grassroots sports organizations.
This is a way for us to give back because we love the sport, she added.
The "added pressures" of competing, according to Ms. Brown, can make people's struggles more difficult, even though mental health problems are an "epidemic" and not unique to sports.
"Whatever shape those problems take and however they manifest themselves, we have swimmers and athletes who aren't taking advantage of the sport as much as they could or should, and who aren't competing frequently enough to reach their full potential. ".
Supporter of the initiative and forensic psychiatrist Kike Anunobi stated: "Youth athletes experience around 600 times" more things that can cause stress, with athletes dealing with issues like performance anxiety, nausea prior to competitions, and a desire for extreme perfection. .
"We work out regularly to build up our muscles. The brain is also a muscle. Without proper training, it will become weak. Nobody gets strong by chance, they continued.
"If we can help one family or give one club a fresh idea for something they can implement, it's a win," Ms. Brown said.
