Mental Health Support Program

To Enhance Mental Health And Wellness

MindRight is a mental health wellness program designed to educate players, coaches, parents, and supporters about their mental health and the health of others. We aim to provide information about local resources available, and help players make connections with the services they might need. We are proud to work within the community to help reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.

We Aim To Provide And Promote:

• Awareness
• Community Involvement
• Mental Health Education
• Support Contacts
• Techniques

The primary goal of P2P is to create a resource platform to help provide support and do even more for youth mental health. This initiative focuses on raising initial awareness, sourcing and coordinating an additional resource team, and helping youth access existing support associations within the community. Currently, we use hockey as one example and a common place where we have access to a large number of ‘players’ (i.e. like-minded youth) as we continually try to demonstrate that it is ‘ok’ to ask for help. We believe that, when dealing with mental health challenges, early intervention is crucial and this can be accomplished with P2P.

Our Vision

Help youth hockey players end the mental health stigma within their peer group, and assist players with seeking the necessary help they need from the P2P Resource Team and existing community resources.

Our Mission

Mindright.info focuses on helping promote wellness and positive living for young people through increasing community awareness and making use of existing mental health resources. We want to encourage young people to be open and engage in Peer to Peer conversation. We want to support, connect, and build ties with young people using hockey as a medium while creating a movement with a brand that makes mental health relatable and accessible

How we will achieve our Mission

We will have each team in the KIJHL support this initiative along with the Kelowna Chiefs to host four mental health awareness games this season that will feature P2P mental health support.

Myles Mattila and other Support advocates will use there skills to reach out to local schools and hockey teams to extend an invitation to the P2P Program. We will encourage dialogue regarding mental health, provide details on existing mental health resources and promote Peer to Peer support.

We will continue to reach out and add support to a system that needs to enhance, promote, and provide mental health care for all.

We will encourage others to join us to support those in need as mental health does not discriminate.

Accessible Mental Health Support

When youth need mental health support, there are many places they can go for assistance – but it is sometimes difficult to know where to start. Our aim is to help young athletes connect with the services they need. Contact MindRight to learn more about our mental health initiative or to get information about volunteer opportunities.

Mental Wellness Support

MindRight is a mental health lifestyle program dedicated to providing mental wellness support for everyone involved with amature hockey.

Our Program Benefits:

• Billet Parents
• Coaches
• Mental Health Supporters
• Parents
• Players
• Support Staff

Mental Wellness for Athletes

Young athletes are subject to many pressures and expectations, which is why it is particularly important to provide them with adequate mental wellness support. We believe that young athletes and youth should not have to search for information and support services to receive help for any mental health issues they might experience. Our program aims to offer several layers of education and support, so our youth can know that someone is in their corner when it comes to their mental health.

The MindRight program will educate young players, and others involved, about the mental health supports and services available to them, teach them to use this information to their benefit, offer examples of useful behaviour techniques, and promote the notion of community support. Feel free to call or email us to learn more about this mental health initiative.

Accessible Mental Wellness Resources For Young Athletes

Overview Of Our Mental Wellness Program

Awareness

In order to help spread awareness about mental health, local support groups will be engaged to operate a themed Mental Health Information Booth at all home games. Sponsors and support partners may provide promotional items and information to the fans to be given away or won in draws at home games. We also plan to promote mental health through the media, encouraging our players to inform the community as well by engaging in volunteer work, fund-raising efforts, and other mental health promotion activities as a team and in groups.

Mental Health Education

The program will provide training and information to players regarding general health and mental health awareness, early on in the hockey season. Throughout the season we will invite guest speakers and provide education about concussions.

Support Contacts

We will provide local, provincial, and national contacts as a mental health network so that anyone can find the mental health services and support they need.

Get Mental Wellness Information

The more we talk about mental wellness, the more we can remove potential stigmas around mental health problems and illnesses. Contact MindRight to see how you can help support our program. We can also provide you with more information about mental wellness services.

Beneficial Advice And Techniques

From Professional Supporters

MindRight is driven by ambitious youth and a supportive hockey program. We strive to support the team as they pursue improved awareness and education in this area of their health from our team members, support partners, with unique qualifications.

Myles Mattila

MindRight for Athletes Society Founder and Director

Myles Mattila is a Mental Health Advocate, Business Student and Junior Hockey Player. He remains one of the top spokespeople for mental health, and continues to promote several health initiatives for all ages.

At a young age, Myles Mattila discovered his passion for mental health. He quickly began to embody the necessary support attributes and characteristics by taking initiative, risks and generating hope for advancement in this field. He has worked tirelessly for mental health advocacy by founding MindRight and spearheading a mental health summit. This self-developed wellness program is focused on early intervention and is intended on educating individuals about their own mental health, and the health of others through resources and connections to community services.

Myles provides peer to peer support and is strongly involved with projects that work to transform the way mental health is perceived, all while trying to integrate youth into these efforts. He continues to participate in fundraising efforts and campaigns associated with mental health advocacy and programs. These projects and achievements have not only developed Myles’ community, but have set a standard for growth of awareness and reduced stigma at a national level.

Recognition for Myles efforts continues to grow. He has been recognized by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his efforts in mental health advocacy, recognized by Kelowna Chamber of Commerce and BDO in 2018 as Top 40 Under 40, become a finalist for the Young Male Volunteer of the Year Award in Kelowna, earned the 2017 Chair of the Board Award for being Humanitarian of the Year from BC Hockey, and achieved the Prince George Secondary School Citizenship Award of 2017. These accomplishments not only speak to his commitment, but also his compassion through his consistent efforts in generating community programs in a field that holds such strong negative stigma. Myles is a graduate from Prince George Secondary School with Honours, and is currently in his 3rd year at Okanagan College enrolled in the BBA Program. Upon graduation, Myles will have his diploma in marketing as well as a degree in business management. In achieving such educational goals, Myles was supported by 7 community and entrepreneurial-based scholarships, including the Dillon Thomas Budd Scholarship and Trevor Linden Community Spirit Scholarship.

Following the completion of his Business degree, Myles intends on continuing his education. His ability to speak both English and French support his endeavors. His dedication and efforts will continue as his initiatives advance societal awareness for mental health and community togetherness.

Today, Myles continues to retain the entrepreneurial spirit by embracing educational initiatives, supporting mental health advocacy, engaging in non-profit and business development, and through his role as a player in junior hockey in the KIJHL. Together with the KIJHL, Myles has established lead Peer to Peer Ambassadors in each Division within his League with the ultimate goal to have an Ambassador on each team. Myles will be introducing concussion awareness in partnership with HeadCheck Health early 2020 to the MindRight Program.

“I believe we have the resources available to help youth in need and we should give them support to get the help when needed,”

– Myles Mattila

The Comprehensive Wellness Program

For Our Amature Hockey Athletes

Raising mental health awareness is an important step towards addressing mental illness and the associated stigmas. MindRight aims to raise awareness through various events and programs.

Events May Include:

• Fund-Raising Events
• Promotional Activities or Events at Home Games
• Speaking Engagements
• Volunteer Activities
• Workshops

Join The Wellness Program

At MindRight, we’re happy to do our part in the fight for mental health awareness. We are committed to ensuring that youth and others involved in amature hockey can benefit from our mental wellness program. Contact us to learn more. We would be happy to provide you with more information.