Supporting the mental health of AFL players

from The Conversation Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It has been a big week for AFL Players speaking out and speaking up, from Mitch Brown discussing what it is to be a bisexual man in the AFL to Bailey Smith opening up about his mental health struggles. In this edition of the Conversation Hour we discuss what the AFL could and should be doing to better support its players.Also in this edition why farmers are protesting land access legislation, plus why everyone is talking about Jamie Lee Curtis.

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