ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ teamed up with the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ FA to talk about mental health issues as part of an ongoing campaign to support young menβs wellbeing.

The event was held at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, where students took part in a silent football tournament.
The idea behind this was to promote the fact that silence is never the way forward when it comes to overcoming mental health issues.

After the tournament, the 60 participants – who are all on sports courses at the college – were given an informative talk by organisers of a campaign called 12th Man who discussed ways of seeking help and gaining support.
Kirsty Smith from the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ FA came up with the idea for the day. Kirsty said: βWeβve worked with ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ on various projects in the past and this year the focus is mental health. We want to change the stigma around it. The event was a huge success.β

Aidan Loweman, 16, from Ipswich also helped co-ordinate the day. Aidan said: βI got involved as itβs a good cause and mental health isnβt spoken about enough.β

Nick Little is the founder of 12th Man β a campaign that supports male mental health in the county and country. Nick said: βOur aim is to increase daily dialogue (in terms of mental health). It was really good to come to ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. The only way to change the future is to get young people involved.β
