Leicester City Show Support For 'Mentally Healthy Football'

Leicester City Football Club has welcomed a joint Declaration from the UK football family signifying its support for building a mentally healthy environment at every level of the game, as a lasting legacy of the Heads Up campaign.

2020-07-27T09:51:00.000Z

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27 Jul, 2020

Leicester City Show Support For 'Mentally Healthy Football'

Leicester City Football Club has welcomed a joint Declaration from the UK football family signifying its support for building a mentally healthy environment at every level of the game, as a lasting legacy of the Heads Up campaign.

Admin

2020-07-27T09:51:00.000Z

Leicester City Show Support For 'Mentally Healthy Football'

Leicester City Football Club has welcomed a joint Declaration from the UK football family signifying its support for building a mentally healthy environment at every level of the game, as a lasting legacy of the Heads Up campaign.

Admin

2020-07-27T09:51:00.000Z

Leicester City Show Support For 'Mentally Healthy Football'

Leicester City Football Club has welcomed a joint Declaration from the UK football family signifying its support for building a mentally healthy environment at every level of the game, as a lasting legacy of the Heads Up campaign.

Admin

2020-07-27T09:51:00.000Z

Leicester City Show Support For 'Mentally Healthy Football'

Leicester City Football Club has welcomed a joint Declaration from the UK football family signifying its support for building a mentally healthy environment at every level of the game, as a lasting legacy of the Heads Up campaign.

Admin

2020-07-27T09:51:00.000Z

- _LCFC backing mentally healthy environment at every level of the game__- The Foxes have supported the season-long Heads Up campaign__- Declaration will see all of UK football recognise that mental health is as important as physical health_- Please click HERE to learn more about the Heads Up initiative

The Foxes have long championed mental health awareness, supporting the season-long Heads Up campaign at their game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in February, while the Club’s Development Squad also backed the initiative at their Premier League 2 fixture with Tottenham Hotspur.

Furthermore, First Team player Hamza Choudhury appeared alongside other Premier League players and managers in a powerful one-minute video narrated by The Duke of Cambridge, which urged football fans to complete the ‘Every Mind Matters’ quiz and get their own ‘Mind Plan’.

The Mentally Healthy Football Declaration will see all of UK football recognising that mental health is as important as physical health, and pioneering a ‘team approach’ on this important issue.

The UK football family will build on the important work that clubs and football organisations are already doing, working together to roll out these efforts across the football system, share best practice, and support the development of ‘mentally healthy clubs’ at every level of the game.

The landmark Declaration has been signed by senior figures from across the football system, including the FA, the Premier League, the English Football League (EFL), Scottish FA, Wales FA, Irish FA, League Managers Association (LMA), Professional Footballers Association (PFA), Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) and League Football Education (LFE).

Following an unprecedented season for football, mental health issues are more relevant than ever. Through the Declaration, football has committed to working together to embed an environment across all of UK football:

- Where players and staff are encouraged to look after their mental health just as they look after their physical health;- where they feel able to spot the signs that they, a team-mate or colleague might be struggling and know where to access support;- and where speaking out about mental health is seen as a sign of strength rather than weakness.

The Declaration will see the implementation of a UK-wide mental health group next season, working towards a collective ‘game plan’ for the first time to ensure the mental health of players, staff, managers, coaches and officials is prioritised across the game.

The Declaration has also been welcomed by Heads Up charity partners Mind, CALM and Sporting Chance, who will all work to take the Declaration forward.

You can find out more about the Heads Up campaign by clicking HERE.

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