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Edge Hill student highlights impact of expanding child mental health programme

An Edge Hill student is highlighting the profound impact of award-winning child mental health programme Tackling the Blues as it gets set to expand. 

2nd December 202122nd February 2023
Employability, Faculty of Education, Mental Health, Research, Sport and Physical Activity, Student Life, Tackling the Blues

Children and young people’s mental health programme celebrates record year

The award-winning children’s mental health programme, Tackling the Blues, is celebrating a milestone year after supporting a record number of new children and young people across the North West.

7th September 2021
Education, Employability, Faculty of Education, Mental Health, Research, Sport and Physical Activity, Tackling the Blues

Everton legend Snodin goes back to school to ‘Tackle the Blues’

Everton legend Ian Snodin went back to school this week to support Tackling the Blues, the award-winning project run by Edge Hill University, Everton in the Community (EitC) and Tate Liverpool which uses sport and the arts to help school children at risk of developing mental health problems.

16th July 2021
Health, Mental Health, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Health Awareness Week, Offload, Research, Sport and Physical Activity, Student Life, Tackling the Blues

TV and radio host Roman Kemp gives moving mental health advice to students

Television and radio star Roman Kemp gave a moving account of his own experiences of battling with mental health during a special event hosted by Edge Hill University.

17th May 2021
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Empowering students to become mental health champions

A team of student mentors from Edge Hill University have shared their personal experiences of training to become mental health champions for award-winning programme Tackling the Blues.

14th May 2021
Campus Developments, Event, Mental Health, mental health awareness, Sport and Physical Activity, Student Life, Tackling the Blues

TV and radio star Roman Kemp to front Edge Hill mental health event

Television and radio presenter Roman Kemp will pay a virtual visit to Edge Hill next month to give a first-hand account of his emotional BBC documentary Our Silent Emergency, which explores the mental health and suicide crisis gripping young men across the UK.

22nd April 2021
Department of Sport and Physical Activity, Everton in the Community, Faculty of Education, Health, Mental Health, Sport and Physical Activity, Tackling the Blues, Tate Liverpool

Tackling the Blues launches new bitesize mental health programme

Tackling the Blues, an award-winning sport and arts-based education programme, has launched a series of online bitesize lessons to help teachers support children and young people’s mental health during lockdown.

26th March 2021
Department of Sport and Physical Activity, Education, Everton in the Community, Faculty of Education, Health, Mental Health, Research, Sport and Physical Activity, Tackling the Blues, Tate Liverpool

Tackling the Blues welcomes six new recruits as part of expansion programme

Award-winning mental health programme Tackling the Blues has appointed six new recruits to grow activities at a time when mental health has never been more important.

6th November 2020
Andy Smith, Everton FC, Everton in the Community, Mental Health, Sport and Physical Activity, Tackling the Blues, Tate Liverpool

USM Tackling the Blues campaign shortlisted for UK Content Awards

A children’s mental health awareness campaign which saw pupils’ drawings of their Blues heroes take centre stage at a Goodison Park matchday has been shortlisted for a national award.

16th September 2020
Andy Smith, Bootle, Everton FC, Everton in the Community, Linacre Primary School, Mental Health, Premier League, Sport and Physical Activity, Sports Business Awards, Tackling the Blues, The Office for Students and Research in England, Theo Walcott

Edge Hill and Everton mental health partnership shortlisted for major award

An Edge Hill and Everton FC mental health partnership programme has been shortlisted in the 2020 Sports Business Awards.

9th June 202022nd February 2023

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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.

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