Heath Black

The AFL Players Association Wellbeing Service has been fortunate enough to be able to have Heath Black facilitate several of our programs including PlayWise, a Mental Health Literacy program delivered to AFL leadership groups, and PlayWell, a resilience and stress management program delivered to first and second year AFL players. Heath's personal battle with mental health and his subsequent story of managing his illness provides valuable insight for the players partaking in the programs and without a doubt increases the engagement of our participants. He's honesty and humility when telling his personal journey encourages young men to engage in conversation on an issue which is often considered taboo. I can't thank Heath enough for his contribution to our Wellbeing programs. AFL Players’ Association

The North East Business Forum, a networking business group, engaged Heath's services to present on the importance of identifying mental health in the context of a business environment. He is honest, engaging and concise and we have no hesitation in recommending him to any business or group seeking an informed and memorable speaker. North East Business Forum

Heath presented an honest and sombre yet overall positive account of his life both before, during and after his high profile AFL career. Often dogged with controversy, he openly discussed his demons and the steps he took to understanding, embracing and managing the issues in his life. His story was a sobering one, but showed plenty of hope through opening up and talking about the issues. Heath's group workshop was well planned and very beneficial to our members. The feedback I received to his session was all extremely positive. We look forward to having Heath back next year. State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia