Webinar: How physical activity can improve our mental wellbeing
Join our online event engaging mental health experts to discuss how physical activity can improve disabled people’s mental wellbeing. This free webinar, hosted by Activity Alliance will take place on Thursday 12 October from 10:30 to 11:30.
The event follows the release of Activity Alliance’s Annual Activity and Disability Survey 2022-23 in June. It showed that for many disabled people, mental wellbeing is worse than ever.
The hour-long session will touch on our current insight into the mental wellbeing of disabled people, highlighted through examples from our event partners, Boccia England and Deafblind UK. Mental health charity, Mind, will then share information about resources and recommendations to help you better support disabled people's mental wellbeing.
Taking place during the same week as World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023), the discussion will engage with mental health experts to inform the offer you provide for disabled people.
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Why is this webinar needed?
Our annual survey found that disabled people are less positive about their lives than non-disabled people. They report lower ratings of personal wellbeing, with only 5% of people being highly satisfied with their life this year.
We also know that loneliness levels are increasing among disabled people, with 23% of disabled people reporting they feel lonely always or often compared to 8% of non-disabled people. Over the last four years, there has been an upwards trend in disabled people feeling lonelier, while non-disabled report steady of decreasing levels of loneliness.
Being active has many social, physical and cognitive benefits and it could also help disabled people feel less lonely. Nearly two-thirds of disabled people who felt lonely agreed that being active could help them feel less lonely (65%). Our survey respondents report being active with others promotes a sense of belonging and reduces feelings of loneliness.
Activity Alliance works for fairness for disabled people in sport and activity. Our findings help to influence and educate, with a series of free online webinars planned over the coming months related to our Annual Disability and Activity Survey.
