Rugby Players Ireland have teamed up with Ireland international and Leinster rugby player, Andrew Porter, for the latest in the Tackle Your Feelings campaign, this time highlighting the TYF Schools programme.
The video highlights the impact of his family and friends on his mental wellbeing since the passing of his mother at a young age, and the importance Andrew places on being surrounded by a strong support network.
It explores his gratefulness for his supportive network of family and friends, who have always been there for him to talk to and to express his feelings.
The Tackle Your Feelings Schools programme encourages all participants to create comparable support networks so they will always have someone to talk to, regardless of how big or small the situation they are facing may seem.
It is a classroom-based, teacher-led, life skills development programme that enables students to build healthy habits and personal coping strategies as well as kindness and understanding when it comes to mental health and wellbeing.
The content for the app-based programme, is developed using positive psychology and sport psychology principles and is supported with comprehensive lesson plans for teachers, whilst students can easily access the content when in school or at home.
The content is backed by support from Zurich Ireland and includes an 8-lesson schedule, covering awareness, emotions, wellbeing characteristics and self-care. It is free for schools to register to take on and provide the programme.
