Harry Maguire

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Dave (in blue) credits Everton Mental Health systems That save you, it can be displayed to observe the life-

When tuning in, the Fa Cup game of football-starts plans for this weekend a little later than usual, so That a film about Mental Health .

It is, and calls for the football Fans , to your Mental Health .

The video was made as a collaboration between the FA and the Mental Health charities counts, Every opinion and heads.

"do it on a platform, on football-games, is just fantastic," says Everton fan Dave Curtis.

His team take on Liverpool at the Anfield stadium on Sunday in the third round, The Most high-profile game.

"you have 55,000 people and watched them, it's just too fantastic to be aware of this fact. It is something That is very close To My Heart . "

Prince William met with West Brom players in the last year, as part of The Campaign ,

Dave is one of the Everton-community-systems for him, served in Afghanistan in 2009 and credits alive Today .

"On The Eighth day of my tour, a suicide bomber drove into the rear of The Vehicle I was driving, and was hanging, obviously wounded me, and a friend of mine, was beside me. and he killed a friend of ours, was on the back, which was a US Marine. "

Three years later, Dave was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That , combined with injuries from the bombing meant That he was medically discharged from the army.

"came at a time in My Life , where I was, so to speak, at the bottom of a dark hole, Everton In The community.

"And I'll say it Every Day - they are a massive reason why I'm still Here Today . "

Dave (left) was in a "dark hole", when he finds out about Everton scheme for veterans

The Club have a System for veterans delivery, where you can play football and meet Everton player.

Dave says That he's met, fellow veterans, who were able to assure him That life could be better and there was "light at the end of The Tunnel ".

"The First meeting I went to, it has saved My Life . "

Dave is now project coordinator for a separate veterans " of the system in The Club and says it works like the back of his therapy.

"Nine times out of 10 I'm going to talk to you a veteran or a member of the family and we go through similar situations.

"By doing That , then I feel better about myself. It takes away all the negative thoughts I could have. "

" football is a vehicle,'

of The English Football League also recognizes The Role of football can help in the improvement of Mental Health together with Mental Health charity mind since 2018.

Many football clubs in The League , open a lead to help your own schema-the Fans - especially Men - to.

"Always Men talking about Mental Health has always been a challenge, and this is also recognised," says Nigel plant, the Notts County runs On The Ball program.

Notts County have a Mental Health System for their Fans , the people since 2006

"We together from all over Nottingham to play football. But the focus is actually to speak to the provision of opportunities for the people.

"a lot of people to the meeting, they found themselves, feel socially isolated and contact with other people.

"But the people it attracts often for football and drawn to professional football clubs.

"So to speak, as a vehicle for us, about Mental Health and the well-being and talk about things like social skills, the mood, and the depression and anxiety. "

A typical session might start with some exercises with The Ball - with a professional Trainer - and a five-a-side game. But there is progress in the discussion of topics related to Mental Health .

"We begin our discussions very often That something happens on the football field - a manager could saw, That it is emphasized, on the field of play or an event That happened, says on the game box", Nigel.

"And we can talk about what we think, what happens there and why.

"Then we will use That as a vehicle of their own lives and consider how we respond in similar situations, and whether there are things we can learn. "

Jesse Lingard , Harry Maguire and Jordan Pickford are three England players involved with The Campaign ,

Notts County has a separate program, provides women in the community, and Nigel says, The Most important thing in both cases is the creation of a comfortable environment.

"they Come together, a project is to solve a large Problem for some people, because it is The First step in the knowledge That you might want to a Problem with which you are working.

"We tend to speak to talk, to emotional Health , people about Mental Health often people.

"tend not to you think to," This is for me, let's talk about something, about mental illness and I don't know, know me in'.

"If you talk to people about their Health and well-being can improve as you improve your mood, or how certain situations, people feel That you can relate to That . "

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