The English Football Asociation (FA) has started the biggest conversation ever in the world of football which is meant and geared towards addressing the mental illness problem that is currently deepening its roots in football all over the world.
This comes after a consultative meeting with the FA President and Duke of Cambridge Prince William who has been meeting with renown legendary footballers in an attempt to address the matter which has had several incidents addressed and witnessed in the playground in the recent past with fears showing that the numbers could be on the increase.
'Let’s help change the game on mental health.'
Prince William launches campaign using football to encourage men to talk about their mental health.
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The Prince early in the year took on the clubs for the negligence of players suffering from this kind of illness but as it looks things are going to turn out for the better.
In partnership with mental health charity Heads Together, ‘Heads Up’ will “harness the influence and popularity of football” to “show the world that mental fitness is just as important as physical fitness”.
The campaign, which is majorly targetting men, will be visible through all levels of men’s and women’s football in England at the beginning of the next season.
“As FA president I saw an opportunity to bring the sport I love that many men talk about more than anything else in their lives – to help lead the next phase of the conversation,” said the Duke of Cambridge.
“Building on the amazing attitude that led England to the World Cup semi-finals, it will show us all that mental fitness is just as important as physical fitness.”
Heads Up will be launched at the Community Shield in August 2019 and will culminate at the 2020 FA Cup final next May.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn added: “Mental health remains one of the biggest issues facing men under the age of 45.
“Around 12 million people play football in England each year, with even more watching on, and Heads Up will use the power and popularity of football to drive awareness and change.”