The Tackling the Blues programme is delivered in partnership between the Faculty of Education and the Department of Sport and Physical Activity at Edge Hill University (EHU) and Everton in the Community (EitC).
Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University has been providing higher education since 1885, with a mission to create opportunity from knowledge. It is one of the few universities to have held the UK University of the Year title, awarded by Times Higher Education and most recently, Modern University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
The impact and quality of research undertaken on the programme was also recognised in the University’s Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism submission to the Research Excellence Framework 2021. The impact of Edge Hill’s sport and mental health research, which included Tackling the Blues, was independently rated as ‘world leading’. This work has been used by a wide range of non-academic beneficiaries, including government policy makers, schools and other community partners to benefit the mental health of children and young people.
The University worked with EitC and Tate Liverpool to provide undergraduate and postgraduate students with an opportunity to become a Tackling the Blues Mentor. Students were also engaged indirectly through various project-specific events and training organised across the University during the funding period.
A research team from the University led the monitoring and evaluation of Tackling Blues, evidencing the impact on the student experience, employability and transition to highly skilled work, and student health wellbeing. The impact of the project on partners, and mental health of school-aged children and young people, was also explored.
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Everton in the Community
Everton in the Community is the official charity of Everton Football Club and has been at the forefront of social intervention across Merseyside. It is considered one of the UK’s top sporting charities and firmly established on the world stage of community sports development.