Support and Resources
From playing, supporting and spectating, explore opportunities in your local area to connect
For individuals
National
Find group runs in your area and use RUNNADCMS to access a FREE two-week trial on Runna.
Pick up a racket and find people to play tennis with at your local park or club and try FREE community open day sessions at a location near you.
Community Activity with Goodgym
Run, walk and cycle to connect with local communities via Goodgym. Join the Team Up session taking place in London.
Premier League Kicks uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential, proving access to free weekly football sessions and education workshops for those who are at risk of anti-social behaviour and youth violence.
Play football in your area today. Football for All organises inclusive, no-commitment kick-abouts for everyone aged 18+ to support connection and belonging.
East of England
Mind Your Head is one of Cambridge United’s support programmes that aims to develop young people’s understanding of mental health and support their wellbeing.
West Midlands
Stoke City: Potters’ Pals Buddy
Stoke City’s FC Potters’ Pals Buddy Initiative offers connections for fans who feel unable to attend match games due to isolation, or who currently watch matches alone.
East Midlands
Chesterfield United’s Thrive Programme
Chesterfield Football Club’s Thrive programme supports young people aged 14-25 who are socially isolated or struggling with confidence through 1:1 support and group sessions.
London
Arsenal Football Club’s Together Against Suicide programme provides a match day mental health drop-in service at The Arsenal Hub.
Fight for Peace is a youth organisation based in east London provides free boxing and martial arts to young people aged 7-25. Their male-only personal development group, Man Talk is an open space for all young men to express themselves, seek guidance, and build resilience and community.
North West
Greater Manchester Club’s Headstart Programme
Headstart is a programme in Greater Manchester using football to target those aged 10-11 who are struggling with their mental health whilst transitioning from primary to secondary education.
Lancashire Clubs Detached Youth Projects
The Lancashire detached youth project meets young people in their own spaces (including streets and parks) to build trust and offer support for mental health and substance misuse.
Wigan’s Family Zone (young people)
Wigan Athletic Football is working with local charity partner The Brick to deliver recreational activities with young asylum seekers, refugees and homeless males.
West Yorkshire
The Way Forward is a football-based mentoring scheme for young men aged 18 to 24 in Bradford in some of the city’s most deprived areas, facing unemployment, poor mental health, and limited opportunities.
For organisations
Looking for ways your organisation can support young men?
The Ahead of the Game programme is an expert-backed youth mental health programme that teaches players, parents, coaches and volunteers to understand mental health and build mental fitness.
Boys Move is a professional development programme designed to equip educators with the principles of how to use sport and play to address the mental health and behaviour issues of adolescent boys.
Beyond Equality: Rethinking Masculinity
Beyond Equality’s Sports Project engages men and boys (and the trusted adults around them) using sport-for-change approaches to rethink masculinities, promote gender equality and tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) as compassionate and accountable allies.
CALM Clubs is run by suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably. If you’re part of a club you can sign up for free to be a CALM Club to receive life-saving mental health tools to support the community you’ve created.
If you provide a programme aimed at supporting young boys and men that you would like to list alongside the above resources, get in touch: campaigns@dcms.gov.uk