Mental Health - "It's Okay to Talk" campaign
Aug 18, 2016 19:59:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 19:59:13 GMT
Interesting article about the "It's Okay to Talk" campaign, which was started by Rugby League player, Luke Ambler, following the suicide of his brother-in-law link
I found the statistics in the article quite shocking:-
"Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and men accounted for 75% of the 6,122 suicides reported in 2014, according to the latest available figures. On average, 12 men killed themselves every day in 2014. Ambler believes that many had nowhere to speak about their issues without fear of being chastised or judged for having mental health problems."
Somebody on the "Troublemaker" thread mentioned that maybe the club could get involved in promoting issues surrounding mental health, and the above statistics made me think that football would be an excellent platform to reach that demographic. I see on Twitter that some of the Middlesborough players have been getting involved.
I am still quite stunned by some of the content on the other thread - I had hoped that we lived in more enlightened times.
I found the statistics in the article quite shocking:-
"Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and men accounted for 75% of the 6,122 suicides reported in 2014, according to the latest available figures. On average, 12 men killed themselves every day in 2014. Ambler believes that many had nowhere to speak about their issues without fear of being chastised or judged for having mental health problems."
Somebody on the "Troublemaker" thread mentioned that maybe the club could get involved in promoting issues surrounding mental health, and the above statistics made me think that football would be an excellent platform to reach that demographic. I see on Twitter that some of the Middlesborough players have been getting involved.
I am still quite stunned by some of the content on the other thread - I had hoped that we lived in more enlightened times.
