The suicide prevention message from the rugby scrum
A different kind of locker room talk with England rugby team veteran Danny Care
Funded by men's health charity Movember the programme teaches boys about mental health in the familiar surroundings of their local rugby club changing rooms.Suicide is the leading cause of death of men aged 15 to 49, and there is a growing awareness of the risks young men can face, if they do not learn to be open about their mental health.
The programme is being expanded over the next 18 months to 8,000 teenagers, athletes and coaches in 21 cities - mainly in northern England - as part of the Rugby League World Cup 2021. "Rugby is the ultimate team game. It needs all 15 of you doing your very best all the time," he says."It's a roller-coaster ride and this can put a lot of pressure on boys playing at the community club level, right through to those playing for their country," he adds."I snapped a bone in my toe and had to have surgery, and missed the 2011 World Cup.
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