CLUB SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY

Reflecting on the day, Gurpri Bains, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead for Burnley FC, said: “As a football club we are in a prime position to positively promote male conversation and encourage an open dialogue around International Men’s Day.

“It was so insightful to listen to the groups open discussion at the roundtable, it was important to bring together people from varied backgrounds, with different experiences and stories to tell. Opening the conversation on what expectations and values are attributed to being a man, the positive and negatives of male stereotyping and delving into the meaning behind the statement man-up.

“The work International Men’s Day are doing in this area, to encourage conversation, is imperative and we wanted to help support their message that there is support and resources out there for men who may be struggling.”

The work around mental wellbeing is ongoing at Burnley FC who recently organised mental health training for staff, with 16 staff from across the football club and charity trained as Mental Health First Aiders, the club also recently begun the recruitment for a newly created position of a club psychologist working across the entirety of the club.

In further commitment to increasing awareness around mental health, Charity, Burnley FC in the Community, offer the Schools’ Mental Wellbeing Project, which is currently delivered in eleven high schools within Burnley and Pendle. The aim of the project is to support young people with their mental wellbeing by having a full time BFCitC Mental Wellbeing Worker, in each of the eleven schools.

Find out more about the project here.

You can also find out more information and support around International Men’s Day, including charities that specialise in supporting the wellbeing of men and boys. Helplines are also available.