During Children’s Mental Health Week, which took place earlier last month, a CITC mentor and Ake went head-to-head in a series of questions surrounding statistics and information from the NHS.
Although there was some friendly competition, the pair spent time discussing why this information is so important, and how City in the Community is working with the NHS to create change.
WATCH what Ake learnt in the video above
CITC’s mental health programme is split into two areas, City Thrive and Primary Care Networks (PCN).
The PCN mentoring programme, in partnership with the NHS, CAMHS RMCH, is for young people aged between eight to 18 that present with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The Club’s charity has been delivering City Thrive, which is now in partnership with the NHS, since 2020 as a response to the COVID 19 pandemic.
The programme aims to harness the power of football to normalise stigmatised conversations around mental health subjects through a mixture of educational workshops and one-to-one mentoring.
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City in the Community empowers healthier lives with city youth through football.
To find out more, visit www.mancity.com/CITC or follow the charity on social media @CITCmancity.
