Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 15110

Sports: Mental Health

Tabled: 19 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of grassroots sports programmes in strengthening mental health (a) literacy and (b) resilience of men and boys.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
Grassroots sports programmes provide important opportunities to bring communities together and to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of participants. Active lifestyles are also associated with 375,000 fewer people being diagnosed with depression.Th...

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