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Dimensions of Mental Well-being in Sports

Coaches can support the overall well-being of young athletes in childhood and adolescence. The Mental Well-being for Young Athletes methods are based on six important dimensions.

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Mental Well-being for Young Athletes project

The Mental Well-being for Young Athletes project improves the expertise of coaches. In the project, coaches are provided with content and methods to strengthen the mental well-being of young athletes. The material and the related online courses are freely available and designed to meet the needs of coaches involved with any type of sport.

Oma Mieli

Oma Mieli is designed to give the multicultural community more information about the meaning of mental health.

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Mental Well-being for Young Athletes

Welcome to the Mental Well-being for Young Athletes content home page! The content is designed to be applied by coaches involved with any type of sport. By applying the Mental Well-being for Young Athletes methods, coaches can promote the mental well-being of young people in sports environments.

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The Effective Child & Family intervention

The goal of the Effective Child and Family intervention is to improve family relationships, functioning and communication when difficulties such as mental illness and drug abuse affect the everyday life of the family.