Level Playing Field: Young Males, Masculinity and Mental Wellbeing through Sport

Flinders University 2020

Researcher: Professor Murray Drummond

Explore the way in which sporting clubs work with young males around mental health and wellbeing.

He will also investigate how these spaces can be better used to promote positive mental health and change young men’s behaviours, attitudes and stigmas towards mental health with the aim of developing an educational resource.

The research project will focus on two sporting clubs from football and cricket codes in a bid to change young men’s attitudes towards a range of masculinised norms and have a positive influence on their lives and the lives of others.

Acknowledgement of Country

Breakthrough acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We recognise all Australian communities who, through their lived experience, help to guide the research funded by Breakthrough.

Acknowledgement of Lived Experience

Breakthrough acknowledges those with lived experiences of mental illness. Every person’s story is uniquely theirs with their own challenges and triumphs, hopes and dreams; but together, we all share the same desire to live a life of connection, belonging and freedom. We are grateful to those who are willing to share their stories, and for the opportunities to listen.