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World Mental Health Day: athletes stress mental health as foundation

Original: World Mental Health Day: “We talk a lot about physical health, but mental health is the foundation of everything”

World Mental Health Day is being marked with a message that mental health is the foundation of everything, even as physical health receives far more attention in sport and society. The statement, framed around the Olympic community, calls for mental wellbeing to be treated with the same seriousness as physical fitness.

Why now: The item coincides with World Mental Health Day, prompting organisations and public figures to share messages about mental wellbeing.

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