Each sport has a named Lead for Wellbeing & Mental Health, identified in advance so support is in place from the start. If you have a question about who your lead is, please ask your team doctor, physiotherapist or any member of the mental health team. Performance psychology leads will be confirmed in due course. 

Clinical mental health support – confidential one-to-one consultations clinical team member.

Performance psychology and non-clinical wellbeing support – with Zoe or Neil, including early intervention, signposting and performance-focused work.

Mental Health Champions – trained members of staff embedded across the team who can listen and help you find the right support.

Education and resources – access to free and Games specific mental health E- learning and mental health and wellbeing education videos

Decompression and onward support – planned support for the post-Games period (see below).

You can:

Call the team’s single mental health contact number – the number, along with details on how to book a mental health appointment, will be shared with you in due course.

Book an appointment – mental health appointments are booked through the same process as the team’s wider medical, physiotherapy and soft tissue services; details on how to book will be shared with you in due course.

Speak to a Mental Health Champion.

Talk to your team doctor, physiotherapist or any member of staff you trust.

Contact your sport’s Lead for Wellbeing & Mental Health directly – individual contact details will follow.

Conversations are confidential.

The mental health team is mobile, providing support across the hotels, training venues, competition sites and Team Scotland House. There are private, safe spaces for consultations at each of the athlete hotels and at Team Scotland House. The team works in close collaboration with the Team Scotland medical and performance staff throughout. 

Mental Health Champions are staff from across the team who have completed Mental Health Champions training. They are a friendly, approachable first point of contact – there to listen without judgement and to help you connect with further support if you want it. A list of Mental Health champions will be shared in due course.

Wellbeing works best as a regular habit, not just something you reach for when things get hard. A few approaches that help during an intense, fast-moving Games:

Be mindful and present. Focusing on the here and now – your breathing, your surroundings, the task in front of you – helps manage pressure and stops you over-thinking what’s been or what’s coming.

Mind your digital wellbeing. Screens and social media can lift you up or drag you down. Set some boundaries – for example stepping away from your phone straight after you compete and keeping it out of the bedroom at night. If you experience online abuse, harassment or unwanted contact, the team’s Social Protect service provides dedicated support – see the Social Protect section of this guide.

Keep a routine. Familiar daily routines steady you, even when motivation dips. Schedules can change at short notice at a Games, so think in advance about how you’d adapt yours if you have more or less time than usual.

Stay connected. Keeping in touch with people you trust helps. Plan time to check in with family and friends – and equally, recognise when you need some time to yourself. Everyone’s balance is different.

Even at a home Games you’ll be sleeping in unfamiliar, often shared accommodation, on a schedule that can shift daily. Protecting your sleep helps everything else.

Keep your usual wind-down routine as far as you can and aim for regular sleep and wake times.

If you’re sharing a room, being paired with someone whose sleep pattern is like yours can help – speak to your team staff if that’s a concern.

Limit screens and caffeine in the evening and try to keep your phone off the bedside table overnight.

The period immediately after a major Games can be a higher-risk time for tiredness, low mood and emotional dips, whatever your experience of the Games was. We have planned post-Games support specifically for this.

Decompression sessions: delivered jointly by the Team Scotland and Sport Scotland mental health teams.

Onward care: if you need continuing support, the team will arrange a structured handover

Continuity: where you already have a clinician or support relationship in place, we will work with you to keep that continuity rather than disrupt it.

Take a look at the team’s wellbeing resources and Mental Health and Wellbeing in High Performance Sport 2026 E learning before the Games. They cover practical ways to look after yourself during a busy, high-pressure period and how to support a team-mate who might be struggling.  

If you need support urgently and the team is not immediately available: 

In an emergency – if you or someone else is in immediate danger or there is a risk to life, call 999. 

Team Scotland on call medial/mental health contact 

NHS 24 – call 111 (urgent mental health support). Phone 111, choose the mental health option, and you’ll reach the NHS 24 Mental Health Hub; calls are free and the service runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for people of all ages. NHS 24 

Breathing Space – 0800 83 85 87. A free, confidential phone and webchat service for anyone in Scotland aged 16 or over who is feeling low, anxious or depressed. Open Monday to Thursday 6pm–2am, and continuously from Friday 6pm through to Monday 6am (webchat at breathingspace.scot)