Category: Health

LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIND AFTER LANDMARK 10-YEAR MENTAL HEALTH REPORT   Number of men who have suicidal thoughts when feeling worried or low has doubled to one in ten Two in five men admit to regularly feeling worried or low, an…

EFL Trust and Ferrero UK deliver Joy of Moving Programme for the seventh year Accrington Stanley Community Trust in partnership with The EFL Trust and Ferrero UK, are delighted to announce that the Joy of Moving Programme will be delivered once again…

The EFL and its Clubs will once again come together with charity partner, Mind, to collectively mark World Mental Health Day (Saturday 10 October) this year. With Mind’s latest research revealing that more than 60% of adults and over two thirds of…

Joy of Moving moves online to support families   The Joy of Moving programme has been supporting year 5 children across EFL Communities in the UK for the past 6 years. The Joy of Moving programme has consisted of two elements; the Move & Learn…

Campaign launches to encourage talking to save lives Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) has this week launched a suicide prevention campaign encouraging residents to “keep talking” throughout the coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. The ICS is concerned that people’s mental health…

This afternoon we have received guidance and advice from the EFL, Premier League and Government, and have taken the difficult decision to postpone all sessions and activities which we deliver in the community until further notice. Our main priority is the health…

Accrington is to become a community of life savers after it has been fitted with a public access defibrillator (PAD) and has been awarded a CPR training kit by British Heart Foundation (BHF). Accrington Stanley Community Trust contributed £1250 to part-fund the…