Our goal is to revolutionise the culture and perception of mental health in grassroots football and beyond by spearheading a movement. We aim to raise awareness, increase conversations, deliver education and provide support regarding mental health and wellbeing in grassroots communities.
With a weekly reach of 13.5 million individuals across grassroots clubs, we want to assist the one in six people who struggle with common mental health issues and reduce its impact on their lives.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Mental Health First Aid Courses And Information
Find out more about the positive impact a Mental Health First Aider will have on your grassroots community and register your participation for our next course.
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Mental Health Awareness Courses And Information
Perfect for football managers and coaches who want to increase their mental health awareness, help to tackle the stigma and support wellbeing across your grassroots club.
Our Partners
Our Mission
We aim to assist all 17,000 grassroots clubs in implementing at least one Mental Health First Aider or multiple Mental Health Aware trained managers and coaches into their community. As well as creating important conversations, our Tackle This Together platform allows clubs to book and participate in Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Awareness courses with ease.
After completing the course, Tackle This Together provides ongoing assistance to each club, including content, resources, programs, and support.
Our unique approach makes Tackle This Together the trusted mental wellbeing advisor for each club. With Mental Health First Aiders present within clubs, there will be ongoing support to players, coaches, officials, and the wider club communities. Our platform prioritises mental health and wellbeing within grassroots communities, ensuring individuals have access to the necessary support and resources for positive mental health outcomes.
Our 2025 Impact Goals
- Courses Run
We aim to run over 625 Mental Health First Aid & Awareness courses by 2025.
- Grassroots Clubs
Partnering with over 10,000 grassroots clubs and communities.
- People Impacted
A partnership with 10,000 clubs will reach and positively impact up to 8 million people.
Why MHFAid?
We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Mental ill health can strike at any time and can affect anyone. The only effective, sustainable approach to wellbeing involves the whole community.
Although things are improving, stigma still exists around mental ill health. As a society, we don’t tend to know how to take care of our mental health like we do our physical health. This means that people may not know how to support a friend, family member or colleague experiencing a mental health issue, or where to go for help with their own mental health.
Mental Health Aware
Ideal for managers and coaches who wish to be trained and aware of mental health and wellbeing when working with their players.
Some of the skills that will be developed on this course include; an understanding of what mental health is and how to challenge stigma, a basic knowledge of some common mental health issues, an introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing and confidence to offer support to someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
News
Berks & Bucks FA partner with Tackle This Together
Bucks and Berks FA have today announced a partnership with Tackle This Together. With a joint ambition and desire to improve the education, support, awareness and conversation around mental health within our grassroots game this is an exceptionally exciting partnership.
50% OFF January Mental Health Awareness Courses
Due to our incredible partnership with Mental Health First Aid England our January mental health awareness courses will be subsidised by 50%. This incredible gesture by MHFAE will allow us to help more clubs have mental health aware trained coaches, managers and members.
Tackle This Together partners with sportswear giants Macron to sponsor Broadbridge Heath FC
Tackle This Together are pleased to announce their partnership with Macron and Macron Hub Hastings. The sportswear giants are backing the Tackle This Together campaign and mission to support mental health within grassroots football.
Our Team
Videos
Tackle This Together launches to raise the awareness of mental health in grassroots football
Our mission is built on our four key pillars; to raise awareness, increase the conversation, deliver education and provide support for mental health and wellbeing.
Mental Health First Aid England Resource – Whats in your stress container
In this short clip, Neil Laybourn explains what the Stress Container is and how to keep the tap open to stop your stress overflow.
Let's Tackle This
Together
Tackle This Together works with the clubs to ensure that there is ongoing awareness, conversation, education and support around the clubs and changing the culture of football.
