CHANGING THE GAME
FOR MENTAL HEALTHOutside The Locker Room (OTLR) is changing the game for mental health in sport.
OTLR is a national mental health organisation dedicated to creating healthier, more connected and better-supported sporting communities across Australia.
Through education, practical resources and mental wellbeing initiatives, OTLR equips athletes, coaches, volunteers, families and sporting organisations with the knowledge and skills to strengthen mental health literacy, encourage help-seeking and build positive, supportive cultures.
Working across sporting clubs, leagues and communities nationwide, OTLR is the leader in mental health and wellbeing in Australian sport—helping embed mental wellbeing into the way sport leads, connects and supports its people.
Real support for
Sporting Clubs
Providing practical, ongoing mental wellbeing support through education, training, frameworks, early intervention, referral pathways and critical incident response - helping clubs better support their people when it matters most.
Athletes
Athletes are equipped with practical mental wellbeing education and ongoing support, equipping them with the tools to build resilience, manage sport and life pressures, recognise changes in their own wellbeing and support their teammates.
Committees
Equipping sporting club committees with the training, guidelines and practical frameworks to confidently lead mental wellbeing, create safe environments, respond appropriately to mental health concerns and critical incidents, building a culture of positive wellbeing.
Associations
Providing sporting associations with strategic association wide mental wellbeing frameworks, practical resources to strengthen club capacity, respond effectively to mental health and critical incidents, ensuring connected sporting communities.
TALK THE TALK
OTLR has been operating for over a decade, and in that time we have learnt a thing or two on how to reach people who feel lost, isolated, lonely and challenged.