No obligation, no demands – just help when you need it.
The Confidential Helpline has been set up for players who would like to talk to a professional counsellor and therapist in absolute confidence.
If you are struggling with a personal problem such as drink, drugs or gambling dependency, family issues, bereavement, depression or anything else that may be affecting your game and your life in general, help is just a phone call away.
- Free confidential help and support when and where you need it.
- Experienced, professional counsellors and therapists and life coaches who understand the pressures of your profession.
The Professional Cricketers’ Confidential Helpline is endorsed and supported by the PCA and the ECB and set up specifically for the benefit of professional cricketers past and present.
CALL THE CONFIDENTIAL HELPLINE ANY TIME ON:
0844 800 6873 (UK CALLS)
+44 (0) 1373 858080 (INTERNATIONAL)
Depression
The England cricket team has now seen two players suffer breakdowns on tour in the last five years. In a 5 live Sport special, the former England captain Michael Vaughan examines the unique factors in cricket that might lead to such problems, and what the sport can do to reverse the trend. He's joined by Marcus Trescothick, and hears also from Matthew Hoggard and Kevin Saxelby, whose brother Mark committed suicide.
Listen here (courtesy of BBC 5 Live).
Ed Cowan, top-order batsman with Tasmania, has written an article on depression within professional cricket which also examines factors that may be particular to the sport, and makes suggestions for further research and discussion. Read it here.
Alcohol and Drugs
The high suicide rate among professional cricketers has been much discussed in recent years in the press. In an article published in The Times in 2006, Richard Doughty very bravely talks about his unexpected exit from cricket and the long lasting effect it has had on his life.
Please take time to read this article. There may be past and current players who can identify with the emotions detailed.
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