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To evidence this KE project, the research team from Edge Hill University adopted a mixed methods approach using surveys, interviews, focus groups and creative methods.

Highlighted below are some of the key outcomes of the KE project over the 2-year funding cycle.

2600+

children and young people engaged

3000+

students engaged

35

schools

1200+

Tackling the Blues sessions delivered

24%

of schools located in the most 10% deprived area in England

130+

students recruited as Tackling the Blues Student Mentors

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.