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Activities such as running, swimming, kicking a footy or playing netball can all help your kids do better at school. Wid
Be part of a club Sport brings people together

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs.”12 This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of sources which can include:

Being a spectator or fan

Volunteering Participating in sporting teams

Benefits of being active

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Safer Streets Opportunities exist for community organisations, with government support, to establish long-term viable programs that can deliver positive social outcomes.12 Through increased engagement in their local community, youth are less likely to resort to criminal behaviour.

Mind Matters

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Conclusion — a safer community for all

Participation in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health.

Benefits of being active Safer Streets

Connected Communities

Be part of a club Sport brings people together

Promoting the social, physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being active in a community helps create social cohesion, especially amongst disadvantaged groups.

Opportunities exist for community organisations, with government support, to establish long-term viable programs that can deliver positive social outcomes.12

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs.”12

Through increased engagement in their local community, youth are less likely to resort to criminal behaviour.

Mind Matters

Connected Communities

People who belong to a team are generally happier14 and experience fewer psychological difficulties.15

Diverse partnerships

High levels of trust

Being part of a club

Individuals can engage with their local sport, recreation and community groups or just get to know their neighbours.

Being a

For more information or to obtain spectator or fan copies of other publications contact:

Participating in sporting teams

Connecting through collaboration

Diverse partnerships

Promotes and enables people to be physically healthy

Well-designed neighbourhoods with open spaces

Provides a safe place for residents to live

Being a spectator or fan

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Volunteering Participating in sporting teams

Builds trust between residents

Supports mental health through social connections

With careful planning and implementation, sport and physical activity programs can make a significant contribution to reducing the risk of youth committing crimes, making streets safer in our local neighbourhood and the wider community.

Connecting through collaboration

Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

a For more information orBeing to obtain spectator or fan copies of other publications contact:

Volunteer

Participating in sporting teams

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Mind How participation in sport and recreation helps Matters

you be happy

Brain Boost

What a well-connected Western Australian community looks like:

How sport and physical activity helps your kids learn better

Community Connect

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact:

The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and How sport and recreation helps calmer too.

Mind Matters

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

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Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

08 9492 9700

Participating in sporting teams

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Connecting through collaboration

Benefits of being active

Creating connected communities

Connecting through collaboration

Diverse partnerships

Diverse partnerships

High levels of trust

Being a spectator or fan

Provides a safe place for residents to live

Encourages participation in the community

Builds trust between residents

you be happy

Brain Boost

What a well-connected Western Australian community looks like:

How sport and physical activity helps your kids learn better

Community Connect

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact:

The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and How sport and recreation helps calmer too.

Safer Streets

Mind Matters

08 9492 9700

Reduced obesity and associated health problems.

Opportunities exist for community organisations, with government support, to establish long-term viable programs that can deliver positive social outcomes.12 Through increased engagement in their local community, youth are less likely to resort to criminal behaviour.

Mind Matters

Connected Communities

Benefits of being active

Being a spectator or fan

Benefits of being active Safer Streets

Being a spectator or fan

Connected Communities

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact:

How sport and physical activity helps your kids learn better

Brain Boost

Community Connect

Mind Matters

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Being a spectator or fan

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact:

Volunteering

Participating in sporting teams

esteem in at-risk youth: How sport and recreation can help reduce anti-social behaviour and prevent crime

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Promotes and enables people to be physically healthy

Is inclusive to all

Well-designed neighbourhoods with open spaces

Provides a safe place for residents to live

Encourages participation in the community

Facilities available for all to use

Builds trust between residents

Supports mental health through social connections

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Being a

For more information or to obtain spectator or fan copies of other publications contact:

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

Mind Matters

With careful planning and implementation, sport and physical activity programs can make a significant contribution to reducing the risk of youth committing crimes, making streets safer in our local neighbourhood and the wider community. Connecting through collaboration

Volunteering

Participating in sporting teams

you be happy

How sport and physical activity helps your kids learn better

Community Connect

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact:

The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and How sport and recreation helps calmer too.

Diverse partnerships

High levels of trust

Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs12”

An ability to work together

Overall, evidence from research indicates that sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of sources which can buffer the impact of stress and protect against poor mental health. These can include:

Being a

Individuals can engage with their local sport, recreation and community groups or just get to know their neighbours.

For more information or to obtain spectator or fan copies of other publications contact:

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Volunteer

Participating in sporting teams

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

Community organisations can work with each other and with local and state governments to collaborate and plan ways to help each other. 

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

How participation in sport and recreation helps you be happy

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Mind Matters

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health.

build social capital and strengthens communities

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

Building these connections can be a challenge for many communities, but the benefits of creating a more connected community can include everything from healthier individuals and families, to increased resilience.

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

Be part of a club www.dsr.wa.gov.au

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

Building positive self-

esteem in at-risk youth: How sport and recreation can help reduce anti-social behaviour and prevent crime

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Mind How participation in sport and recreation helps Matters

you be happy

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health. The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and calmer too.

Brain Boost

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Mental wellbeing

Social interaction, environment and support

Cognitive function, improved physical health

Community Connect

Reduced obesity and associated health problems.

Advocacy Officer – Communications The next time you’re active, note how good you Department of Sport and Recreation feelWA afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE 6007

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact: Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903

How sport and recreation helps PO BOX 329,activity LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 too. How sport and physical [email protected] calmer build social capital and strengthens [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au helps your kids learn better Take a tip from the ancient Romans: “A healthy mind in a healthy body” dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa communities — a saying that has gone on to become the motto of many sporting and @dsrwa 08 9492 9700

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact:

dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa 08 9492 9700

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Is inclusive to all

Provides a safe place for residents to live

Encourages participation in the community

Builds trust between residents

physical activity groups around the world.

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

Supports mental health through social connections

Mind Matters

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health.

08 9492 9700

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

Overall, research supports the finding that participating in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health.

12 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Community Connect

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation

[email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa 08 9492 9700

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health.

Creating connected communities

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health.

For more information or to copies of other Signs ofobtain success: joining the dots to build a publications contact: cohesive Western Australia

Advocacy Officer – Communications What a well-connected Western Australian community Department of Sport and Recreation looks like: 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa Promotes and enables Well-designed Facilities available 08 9492 9700 people to be physically neighbourhoods for all to use healthy with open spaces

Volunteer

Participating in sporting teams

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Mind How participation in sport and recreation helps Matters

Brain Boost

What a well-connected Western Australian community looks like:

It points to more physically active children being smarter because exercise Mind Safer and social benefits. has positive biological, psychological Matters Streets

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

Being a spectator or fan

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

12 Skinner, Zakus, & Cowell, 2008. 13 CSRR: Sport and Mental Health. March 2015 14 Donaldson & Ronan, 2006; Huang & Humphreys, 2012 15 Asztalos et al., 2012; Vella et al., 2014 16 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

Strong connections within a community are formed through:

All three of these take time to develop, but once established they enable a community to mobilise and residents to work together towards health, happiness and safety.  

Community connectedness can happen at many levels. Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

How participation in sport and recreation helps you be happy

The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and calmer too.

Community connectedness can happen at many levels.

For more information or to copies of other Signs ofobtain success: joining the dots to build a publications contact: cohesive Western Australia

Building positive self-

It points to more physically active children being smarter because exercise has positive biological, psychological and social benefits.

How sport and recreation helps build social capital and strengthens communities

Being a spectator or fan

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

@dsrwa 08 9492 9700

Volunteering Participating in sporting teams

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

Volunteering

Research confirms being active in the playground, on the court and on

Safer Community the field helps learning in the classroom. Streets Connect

Be part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

Be part of a club For more information or to obtain copies of other “People are more likely to confide, ask small favours publications contact: and obtain support from their sport and recreation

Advocacy Officer – Communications Advocacy Officer – Communications 16 clubs ” Department of Sport and Recreation Department of Sport and Recreation How playing sport and beingStreet, physically 246 Vincent LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 This sort of social interaction and support are brought aboutactive by a range of improves mental health. PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 sources which can include: [email protected]

How sport and physical activity [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au helps your kids learn better

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

Overall, research supports the finding that participating in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health.

12 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

Mind Matters

Brain Boost

Brain Boost

Mind Matters

Brain Boost

What a well-connected Western Australian community looks like:

Brain Boost

Reduced obesity and associated health problems.

Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation The next time you’re active, note how good you 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 [email protected] calmer too. dsr.wa.gov.au Take a tip from the ancient Romans: “A healthy mind in a healthy body” @dsrwa — a saying that has gone on to become the motto of many sporting and 08 9492 9700 physical activity groups around the world.

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa 08 9492 9700

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact: Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903

How sport and recreation helps [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au build social capital and strengthens @dsrwa communities

Being a spectator or fan

Volunteering

08 9492 9700

Participating in sporting teams

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

Safer Streets Building positive self-

esteem in at-risk youth: How sport and recreation can help reduce anti-social behaviour and prevent crime

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

12 Skinner, Zakus, & Cowell, 2008. 13 CSRR: Sport and Mental Health. March 2015 14 Donaldson & Ronan, 2006; Huang & Humphreys, 2012 15 Asztalos et al., 2012; Vella et al., 2014 16 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact: Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa 08 9492 9700

Building positive selfesteem in at-risk youth: How sport and recreation can help reduce anti-social behaviour and prevent crime

Brain Boost How sport and physical activity helps your kids learn better

It points to more physically active children being smarter because exercise has positive biological, psychological and social benefits. Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

12 Skinner, Zakus, & Cowell, 2008. 13 CSRR: Sport and Mental Health. March 2015 14 Donaldson & Ronan, 2006; Huang & Humphreys, 2012 15 Asztalos et al., 2012; Vella et al., 2014 16 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010.

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Community Connect

Be part of a club For more information or to obtain copies of other “People are more likely to confide, ask small favours publications contact: and obtain support Advocacy Project Officer – Sport and Recreation (WA) from their sport and recreation 16 clubs.” Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

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Be part of a club

Sport brings people together

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs12”

This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of sources which can include:

12 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

Conclusion — a safer community for all With careful planning and implementation, sport and physical activity programs can make a significant contribution to reducing the risk of youth committing crimes, making streets safer in our local neighbourhood and the wider community.

Connecting through collaboration

Research confirms being active in the playground, on the court and on the field helps learning in the classroom.

Participating in sporting teams

People who belong to a team are generally happier14 and experience fewer psychological difficulties.15 To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Community connectedness can happen at many levels.

Mind Matters

For more information or to copies of other Signs ofobtain success: joining the dots to build a publications contact: cohesive Western Australia

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

health

Creating connected communities

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

Conclusion — a safer community for all

Volunteering

Participating in sporting teams

How participation in sport and recreation helps you be happy

support

Promoting the social, physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being active in a community helps create social cohesion, especially amongst disadvantaged groups.

Mind Matters

Being a spectator or fan

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Be part of a club

Sport brings people together

Connecting through collaboration Creating connected communities

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

Participating in sporting teams

Mind Matters

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health.

For more information or to obtain copies of other Mental Social interaction, Cognitive function, environment and improved physical publications contact: wellbeing

Brain Boost

Participation in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health. Researchers believe that participating in sport and recreation and groupbased physical activities is the glue that binds people together.13

Connected Communities

Volunteer

Be part of a club

Sport brings people together

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

People who belong to a team are generally happier14 and experience fewer psychological difficulties.15

Safer Streets

Opportunities exist for community organisations, with government support, to establish long-term viable programs that can deliver positive social outcomes.12

Through increased engagement in their local community, youth are less likely to resort to criminal behaviour.

Mind Matters

Overall, evidence from research indicates that sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health.

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

How participation in sport and recreation helps you be happy

The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and calmer too.

Mind Matters

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

For more information or to copies of other Signs ofobtain success: joining the dots to build a publications contact: cohesive Western Australia

Advocacy Officer – Communications What a well-connected Western Australian community clubs16” Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation looks like: How playing sport and being physically 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 Department of Sport and Recreation This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of active improves mental health. PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 sources PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 which can include: [email protected]

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact: Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa 08 9492 9700

Conclusion — a safer community for all

Participation in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health.

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. Being part of a club

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

12 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

Building positive self-

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of sources which can buffer the impact of stress and protect against poor mental health. These can include:

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

Safer Streets

esteem in at-risk youth: How sport and recreation can help reduce anti-social behaviour and prevent crime

Building these connections can be a challenge for many communities, but the benefits of creating a more connected community can include everything from healthier individuals and families, to increased resilience.

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

Cognitive function, improved physical health

Take a tip from the ancient Romans: “A healthy mind in a healthy body” — a saying that has gone on to become the motto of many sporting and physical activity groups around the world.

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook Overall, research supports the finding that participating in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health.

12 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs12”

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health.

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact: Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903

How sport and recreation helps [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au build social capital and strengthens @dsrwa communities

Volunteering

Participating in sporting teams

Participating in sporting teams

Being part of a club

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

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spectator or fan

12 Skinner, Zakus, & Cowell, 2008. 13 CSRR: Sport and Mental Health. March 2015 14 Donaldson & Ronan, 2006; Huang & Humphreys, 2012 15 Asztalos et al., 2012; Vella et al., 2014 16 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

Volunteering

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health.

build social capital and strengthens communities

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

Community Connect

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation

Being a spectator or fan

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Mind How participation in sport and recreation helps Matters

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health.

Be part of a club

Sport brings people together

This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of sources which can include:

Volunteer

Participating in sporting teams

Mind Matters

It points to more physically active children being smarter because exercise Mind has positive biological, psychological and social benefits. Matters A healthy mind in a healthy body:

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs12”

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

a For more information orBeing to obtain spectator or fan copies of other publications contact:

Community organisations can work with each other and with local and state governments to collaborate and plan ways to help each other. 

For more information or to copies of other Signs ofobtain success: joining the dots to build a publications contact: cohesive Western Australia

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

clubs ” Advocacy Officer – Communications Department of Sport and Recreation This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa 08 9492 9700

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

Supports mental health through social connections

Be part of a club

With careful planning and implementation, sport and physical activity programs can make a significant contribution to reducing the risk of youth committing crimes, making streets safer in our local neighbourhood and the wider community.

Connecting through collaboration Creating connected communities

Community connectedness can happen at many levels.

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

Brain Boost

Research confirms being active in the playground, on the court and on the field helps learning in the classroom.

How participation in sport and recreation helps you be happy

The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and calmer too.

Brain Boost

sources PO BOX 329,activity LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 which can include: How sport and physical [email protected] Being a helps your kids learn better

Is inclusive to all

Volunteering

Participating in sporting teams

People who belong to a team are generally happier14 and experience fewer psychological difficulties.15

Community organisations can work with each other and with local and state governments to collaborate and plan ways to help each other. 

Building these connections can be a challenge for many communities, but the benefits of creating a more connected community can include everything from healthier individuals and families, to increased resilience.

Be part of a club

Sport brings people together

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

disadvantaged groups.

www.dsr.wa.gov.au

Social interaction, environment and support

The next time you’re active, note how good you feel afterwards. You’ll probably feel happier and calmer too.

How playing sport and being physically active improves mental health.

Researchers believe that participating in sport and recreation and groupbased physical activities is the glue that binds people together.13

Conclusion — a safer community for all

For more information or to obtain copies of other Promoting the social, physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being publications contact: active in a community helps create social cohesion, especially amongst

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

Mind Matters

Prepared with assistance from the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, Curtin University. www.curtin.edu.au/research/csrr

disadvantaged groups.

Mind Matters

Participation in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health. Researchers believe that participating in sport and recreation and groupbased physical activities is the glue that binds people together.13

Connected Communities

Individuals can engage with their local sport, recreation and community groups or just get to know their neighbours.

Conclusion — a healthier and calmer mental outlook

For more information or to copies of other Signs ofobtain success: joining the dots to build a publications contact: cohesive Western Australia

Mental wellbeing

A healthy mind in a healthy body:

For more information or to obtain copies of other Promoting the social, physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being publications contact: active in a community helps create social cohesion, especially amongst

Through increased engagement in their local community, youth are less likely to resort to criminal behaviour.

An ability to work together

Community connectedness can happen at many levels.

Sport brings people together which positively influences their mental health. Being part of a club

“People are more likely to confide, ask small favours and obtain support from their sport and recreation clubs ”

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

An ability to work together

Individuals can engage with their local sport, recreation and community groups or just get to know their neighbours.

Safer Streets

Opportunities exist for community organisations, with government support, to establish long-term viable programs that can deliver positive social outcomes.12

Strong connections within a community are formed through:

All three of these take time to develop, but once established they enable a community to mobilise and residents to work together towards health, happiness and safety.  

Volunteering

Participating in sporting teams

High levels of trust

All three of these take time to develop, but once established they enable a community to mobilise and residents to work together towards health, happiness and safety.  

Benefits of being active

Creating connected communities

Being a spectator or fan

How participation in sport and recreation helps you be happy

Mind Matters

Community connectedness can happen at many levels.

Volunteer

This sort of social interaction and support are brought about by a range of sources which can include:

Advocacy Officer – Communications What a well-connected Western Australian community Department of Sport and Recreation looks like: 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 [email protected] dsr.wa.gov.au @dsrwa Promotes and enables Well-designed Facilities available 08 9492 9700 people to be physically neighbourhoods for all to use healthy with open spaces

Building positive self-

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Building these connections can be a challenge for many communities, but the benefits of creating a more connected community can include everything from healthier individuals and families, to increased resilience.

It points to more physically active children being smarter because exercise has positive biological, psychological and social benefits.

To find a club in your local area, visit dsr.wa.gov.au/clubs

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With careful planning and implementation, sport and physical activity programs can make a significant contribution to reducing the risk of youth committing crimes, making streets safer in our local neighbourhood and the wider community.

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For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact: Advocacy Project Officer – Sport and Recreation (WA) Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 [email protected] dlgsc.wa.gov.au 08 9492 9700

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12 Skinner, Zakus, & Cowell, 2008. 13 CSRR: Sport and Mental Health. March 2015 14 Donaldson & Ronan, 2006; Huang & Humphreys, 2012 15 Asztalos et al., 2012; Vella et al., 2014 16 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010.

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For more information or to obtain copies of other publications contact: Advocacy Project Officer – Sport and Recreation (WA) Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries 246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 PO BOX 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903 [email protected] dlgsc.wa.gov.au 08 9492 9700

You can find out more about the latest research by reading our publication Brain boost: how sport and physical activity enhance children’s learning.

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Brain Boost How sport and physical activity helps your kids learn better

Activities such as running, swimming, kicking a footy or playing netball can all help your kids do better at school.

Safer Streets There’s a positive link between physical activity and academic achievement.

We know this because a lot of researchers in Australia and around the world have been investigating the links between sport, physical activity and academic achievement.

Physical activity leads to improvements in maths and reading. At Sport and Recreation (WA), we’ve done our homework, checked it twice and know their findings add up: being active in the playground and on the playing field helps kids perform better in the classroom.

The majority of research points to more physically active children being smarter, because exercise has biological, psychological and social benefits.

“The evidence indicates that regular physical activity is likely to provide children with the optimum physiological condition for maximising learning.”

“In my experience as an educator, there is no question that kids who are physically active are more open to learning.”

Active boys and girls are more likely to pass exams.

Physical activity is likely to provide children with the optimum physiological condition for maximising learning.

Opportunities exist for community organisations, with government support, to establish long-term viable programs that can deliver positive social outcomes.1 Through increased engagement in their local community, youth are less likely to resort to criminal behaviour.

Mind Matters On top of that, the research also finds that: Physical activity improves memory, behaviour, concentration and reasoning ability. Children reckon exercise is fun and they welcome the chance to do it at school. Kids who exercise improve their motor skills and their on-task behaviour in lessons. Particularly with girls, the more vigorous the physical activity, the more success they will achieve academically. Inactivity is bad for children. Physical activity enhances cognitive function, improving memory, behaviour, concentration and academic achievement.

How does exercise or being active do this?

Participation in organised sport and recreation can protect against mental illness and promote positive mental health. Researchers believe that participating in sport and recreation and group-based physical activities is the glue that binds people together.2

Connected Communities Promoting the social, physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being active in a community helps create social cohesion, especially amongst disadvantaged groups. People who belong to a team are generally happier3 and experience fewer psychological difficulties.4

Brain Boost

Dr Karen Martin Research Fellow, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia

Wider benefits of being active

Some of the main research findings are:

It can increase the brain’s resistance to injury. Exercise increases blood flow to the cortex of the brain which is associated with memory and problem solving.

Research confirms being active in the playground, on the court and on the field helps learning in the classroom. It can stimulate nerve growth and development in the brain.

It points to more physically active children being smarter because exercise has biological, psychological and social benefits.

Stephen Breen President, Western Australian Primary Principals’ Association In other words, if you help your children get regular exercise, their brains will be fitter and will work better at school. And when our kids are fitter and do better at school, the whole community wins.

1 Skinner, Zakus, & Cowell, 2008. 2 CSRR: Sport and Mental Health. March 2015 3 Donaldson & Ronan, 2006; Huang & Humphreys, 2012 4 Asztalos et al., 2012; Vella et al., 2014