GAA clubs to participate in mental health support programme

Every GAA club in Waterford will have a designated officer for an innovative health and well-being programme to support people experiencing addiction, depression, or other mental health problems.

A smartphone app, a health and well-being conference, and a schools outreach programme are among the elements of a new partnership between the GAA and a multinational healthcare company, to deliver awareness of the services and supports available. The partnership is between Waterford GAA county board and locally based biotechnology giant Genzyme.

Players and GAA members, along with the wider communities in which the 49 clubs are based, will be able to avail of the awareness programme.