Clarets Dedicate
Bournemouth Fixture to Mental Health
Burnley FC’s fixture versus AFC Bournemouth at Turf Moor
will be dedicated to mental health awareness.
Around 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental
health problem each year. Most of us will know someone who is, or has been,
struggling.
A powerful way to normalise mental health is by talking.
Through a special campaign video featuring Burnley players,
available to view through the link below, we are offering all supporters a few
ideas on how to get the conversation going about mental health with family and
friends.
Neil Hart, Chief Executive Officer of Burnley FC in the
Community said: “As a club, we are proud to be open about the subject of mental
health and we are committed to maintaining a conversation about it.
“It is an important issue in wider society, one that is a
real focus in football at the moment and we encourage all supporters to play
their part in tackling the stigma that still persists around the topic.”
As well as Burnley FC, the club’s official charity, Burnley
FC in the Community, has cemented mental health as a key priority of its work
in recent times.
In January 2019, the charity placed seven full-time
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners into seven secondary schools in Burnley
and Pendle. Through their work, young people in our community are receiving
ongoing vital support with their mental health and the impact is proving life
changing.
Let’s support one another, normalise the subject of mental
health and keep the conversation going.
If you feel as though someone needs urgent support with
their mental health, you can suggest they talk to their GP or call NHS 111.
If you would like to discuss the work Burnley FC in the
Community is delivering to support local people in maintaining their mental
wellbeing, please contact Burnley FC in the Community’s Head of Health and
Wellbeing Abby Turner on a.turner@burnleyfc.com
or call 01282 704 716.
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