Now in its second edition, this book provides a focused, comprehensive overview of up-to-date mental health research, models, and approaches in sport, with expertise from global experts in the field.

Gavin Breslin is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Gerard Leavey is Director of the Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Well-being at Ulster University, UK.

1. Getting Started an overview
Gavin Breslin and Gerard Leavey

Section 1. Development of mental health awareness programmes for athletes, coaches, match officials and parents

2. The Optimum Performance Program in Sports (TOPPS)
Brad Donohue and Kristin Brooks

3. Prevention of burnout and depression in junior elite swimmers
Insa Nixdorf, Jürgen Beckmann and Raphael Nixdorf

4. Bolstering psychological health using Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
Martin J. Turner, Andrew G. Wood, Jamie B. Barker and Ailish King

5. Enhancing mental health awareness and self-management via mindfulness-based exercises: The State of Mind Ireland (SOMI) programme
Gavin Breslin, Tandy Jane Haughey and Stephen Shannon

6. Ahead of the game: International scale-up of evidence-based mental health programming
Stewart A. Vella, Sarah K. Liddle, Matthew J. Schweickle, Christian Swann, Angelina Lim, Emily Arnold and Caitlin Liddelow

7. Navigating Mental Illness and Brain Injury in Amateur Rugby
Thomas McCabe

8. Supporting Sports Officials' Mental Health and Well-being Using the Trauma-Informed Practice Developmental Model
Noel Brick, Gavin Breslin, Mikel Mellick, and Tom Webb

Section 2. Engaging the wider community in mental health awareness through sport

9. Tackling the Blues: A Sport and Arts-based mental health programme for children and young people
Andy Smith, Rachel Wilcock, Aston Monro, Helen O'Keeffe and Jon Jones

10. Applying Self Determination Theory to Motivate Prisoners to Exercise: The Cell Workout Workshops
Hannah Sian Hammond and Rosie Meek

11. Mental health and well-being of men in prison: Evidence from the Active Choices Rugby and State of Mind Sport Programmes.
David Woods and Gavin Breslin

12. Stay Onside and Fresh Start Programmes for Young People at Risk of Criminality
Conor Murray, Gavin Breslin, and Brendan Coyle

13. Another Call to Action: Critical reflections and the way forward for mental health in sport
Gavin Breslin and Gerard Leavey