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* Training package includes certified mental health training, GDPR, health and safety, child safeguarding, promoting wellbeing through sport and creative activities, Children’s Rights, designing and facilitating online sessions.


KE activity included:

  • Supporting all partner celebration events
  • Contributing to the delivery of aspiration and attainment raising sessions at Edge Hill University for its partner schools
  • Supporting the organisation and delivery of events for internationally recognised days including International Men’s Day, University Mental Health Day, Children’s Mental Health Week, Mental Health Awareness Week
  • Contributing to local community engagement with EitC and Tate Liverpool
  • Undertaking research and placement activities
  • Further volunteering and employability opportunities with EitC and Tate Liverpool’s wider community provision.

What do you enjoy most about being a mentor?

We ask our student Tackling the Blues mentors questions about their experience on the programme.

What delivery of a session is like

We ask our student Tackling the Blues mentors questions about their experience on the programme.

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.