Tackling the Blue student mentor and 3 school children sat round a table colouring in

Building knowledge exchange partnerships between universities and community organisations: a case study of the Tackling the Blues programme

About this toolkit

Introduction
Children sat around table enjoying drawing.
What is Tackling the Blues
4 volunteers standing inline shoulder to shoulder
The Tackling the Blues partners
Children sat around table drawing.
Aligning with the knowledge exchange

Tackling the Blues Student Mentors

Volunteer smiling and talking with chillden
Overview
Volunteer with their back to us at a table with children drawing
Mentor journey
Volunteer and student in front of seating at Everton FC ground
Preparing students for highly skilled work

Knowledge exchange

Volunteer helping child build a model
Wider knowledge exchange engagement
Child and Volunteer painting
Research and evidencing a knowledge exchange project
Tackling the Blues staff member and children in a classroom setting.
Developing a knowledge exchange focused partnership

What are the benefits of a knowledge exchange focussed partnership

Two school children and student mentor working at a table
Benefits to the organisations
A school pupil holding a felt tip pen at a desk and working
Benefits to higher education institutions
A Tackling the blues Mentor teaching in a classroom setting.
Benefits to higher education students
School pupils writing on paper leaves
Benefits to children and young people, schools and their communities
3 school children sat round a table decorating paper leaves
Key considerations for building your own KE partnership
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Tackling the Blues

Tackling the Blues, an award-winning sport and arts-based education programme targeting young people aged 6-16 who are experiencing, or are at risk of, developing mental illness.