Moises Henriques Opens Up About Mental Health

Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques has opened up on his battle with mental illness ahead of The Chappell Foundation’s ‘Sports Stars Sleepout’ that aims to raise funds and awareness for youth homelessness. Pertinently, the issue of mental health has been a major issue across the world.

Meanwhile, the 31-year-old stepped away from the game during the last Big Bash League (BBL) edition. However, he returned back without captaincy and a fresh state of mind. Previously, Henriques spoke about this saying that he hopes this will prolong his cricket career.

“With a couple of weeks away I’ve started to feel much improved and in a much clearer head space,” Henriques had said.

 

“There are challenges in every walk of life, every person has a different journey. Everyone has a different way of dealing with those challenges,” he added.

Henriques will line up for the New South Wales (NSW) Blues again this summer without the captaincy. However, wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Nevill will step up under their new head coach Phil Jacques.

Henriques’ NSW teammates Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott and Steve O’Keefe, NSW Breakers Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner, former Australia captain Lisa Sthalekar and Greg and Trevor Chappell will take part in the event.

Greg Chappell, who launched ‘The Chappell Foundation’ 16 months ago, says he’s been blown away by the support. The Foundation hopes to make a change in communities around Australia.

Moises Henriques opens up on social media about mental health

Reflecting on his experiences, Henriques has reached out hoping to shed light on the crippling issue by supporting the ‘Sports Stars Sleepout”.

Interestingly, this event will see 21 Australian sporting personalities sleep under the stars at the SCG on Sunday.

“I’ve been a long time sufferer of mental illness,” Henriques said.

 

“During this time, I was extremely fortunate to have amazing support and love from family and friends. Add to that the huge backing from my employers and the huge amount of resources we have at hand as professional athletes to guide me through my recovery,” he added.

“It dawned on me during my struggle, how would someone cope with mental health challenges without these support structures in place to help them. No family or friends, no finance or support from employers – I have no idea how’d you survive. Young boys and girls have to go through this everyday – they often end up with addiction problems or homeless,” he added.

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— Moises Henriques (@Mozzie21) July 31, 2018