Release from 10.10.2023
With 13 different teams in the league, players may rival each other on the ice, but when it comes to mental health, they all play on the same team. The league recognizes that the pressures and expectations of professional sports can put immense strain on athletes' mental resources. That's why it's committed to giving mental health a stage.
Players, coaches and fans are to be made aware of this and prejudices and stigmatization are to be reduced through regular information. Players are to be encouraged to talk about their feelings and fears and to seek professional help if they need it.
The win2day ICE Hockey League's message is clear: mental health is just as important as physical health, and no one should hesitate to seek help when they need it. By putting Mental Health front and center, the League is helping to raise awareness of the importance of mental health in sport and beyond.
The win2day ICE Hockey League proves that teams stick together not only on the ice, but off the rink as well. It shows that joint commitment to mental health is an important step in the right direction. Because the bottom line is that it doesn't matter which team you're on the ice for - when it comes to mental health, we're all part of the same team.
This season, the win2day ICE Hockey League is giving more space to the topic of mental health, wants to address those affected and motivate them to engage in dialog with contact points - in line with the motto: "When it comes to mental health, we are all on the same team."
Contact points in Austria:
- 112 National emergency number
- 116 123 Ö3-Kummernummer (first point of contact for all people in personal distress)
- 142 Telephone counselling service.
- 147 Rat auf Draht - counseling for children and young people.
Contact points in Italy:
- 112 National emergency number
- 02 2327 Telefono AMICO Italia
- 0800 86 00 22 Samaritans - ONLUS
- 800 274 274 nummero verde (da cellulare 0229007166)
Contact points Hungary:
- 112 National emergency number
- 116 123 LESZ - Magyar Lelki Elsősegély Telefonszolgálatok Szövetsége
- 116 111 Blue Line - Anonim gyermekkrízis segélyvonal
Contact points Slovenia:
- 112 National emergency number
- 116 123 Zaupni telefon Samarijan
- 116 111 TOM - telefon za otroke in mladostnike
- (01) 520 99 00 Klic v duševni stisk