Enlightened Take a Minute campaign brings mental health awareness to football pitches during FA cup - The Yorkshire Post says

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But now pitches up and down the country are being put at the centre of a Take A Minute wellbeing campaign, spearheaded by the Duke of Cambridge.

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As the Emirates FA Cup Third Round kicks off tomorrow, all matches are to see a 60-second delay to show a film, featuring famous footballers, that its intended to encourage supporters to take a minute to look after their own wellbeing. Whilst the conversation has increased in recent years, suicide sadly remains a big killer of men under 45, and around one in four people experience a mental health problem every year.

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With an estimated 15 million football fans in the country, and the finals of the Euro 2020 taking part in Britain this summer, such enlightened initiatives are a golden opportunity to push back the boundaries so more people feel able to talk about such issues.