World Mental Health Day 2020 – Together we can knock out stigma
October 10, 2020 | by Matt Halfpenny
England Boxing and the boxing community is today (10th October) supporting World Mental Health Day 2020.
The slogan that is uniting people in boxing across the country is ‘Today is World Mental Health Day and together we can knock out stigma’, with the likes of Carl Frampton, Aspire ABC, Frazer Clarke, Isaac Chamberlain, Glynn Rhodes MBE, Charlie Briant, Isaac Dogboe, John Hughes, Jane Couch, Kieron Conway, Johnny Nelson, Bishop Auckland ABC, Tom Stalker, Shannon Courtney, Tommy Frank and many more giving their backing by recording messages for England Boxing’s video, below.
It aims to get people to open up about their feelings and any problems or anxieties they many have, rather than bottling them up.
The fantastic support through the videos highlights the strength of the backing for the campaign and its important message.
We all have our mental health to consider and look after – and it’s just as important as our physical health.
Problems with mental Health can affect anyone at any time, but today is a great day to show your support for better mental health and start looking after your wellbeing. You can do this by going to mental health charity MIND’s World Mental Health Day ‘Do one thing information’ by clicking here.
World Mental Health Day 2020 is the most important one yet as this year has been a tough one for us all.
The different experiences we have encountered during lockdown and the Coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on our mental health.
According to MIND’s research with over 16,000 people, more than half of adults (60%) and over two thirds of young people (68%) said their mental health got worse during lockdown.
The charity knows that many have developed new mental health problems as a result of the pandemic and, for some, existing mental health problems have gotten worse.
To find out more about mental health to help yourself or others, visit the Mental Health page on the England Boxing website, which features key information and support signposting, by clicking here.
England Boxing also continues to run the Box In Mind online Bitesize courses which you can book by clicking here.
It has also recently started to run mental health awareness sessions for young boxers on the England Talent Pathway in partnership with Mental Health UK.
Remember to look after your own mental wellbeing as well as looking after each other.
