Dominic Solanke teamed up with our Foundation to highlight the importance of mental health during a workshop for local students.
Our Foundation was delivering the Movember Ahead of the Game programme that aims to build mental resilience among young people.
The forward took part in an interactive workshop and Q&A session at Lea Valley Academy in Enfield, alongside content creator and lifelong Spurs fan Danny Aarons.
Dom said: “The workshop put on by Spurs Foundation was fantastic. It was so good to see the kids learning about such an important topic as no doubt later in life some of them will have their own struggles, as many of us adults do.
“The stat from Movember is that 75% of mental health disorders will have emerged by the age of 24, so it’s important they know there’s always someone to talk to and that a lot of people do struggle.”
Danny added: “It was such a good day – I was locked in and felt like one of the kids! I loved it and I hope the young people loved it, too.
“You always get told to reach out for help, but the important piece that we were taught today was about the importance of continuing to check in afterwards.”
Dom and Danny visited ahead of this year’s annual Movember campaign as it highlights Movember Ahead of the Game to put youth mental health centre stage.
We are proud to offer the groundbreaking early-intervention programme as part of a growing number of initiatives supporting mental health.
Cristian Da Silva, Foundation coach, said: “Sport has always been a powerful tool for building confidence, connection and community among young people. But now more than ever, it plays a vital role in helping boys and young men look after their mental wellbeing.
“Having role models like Dom and Danny speak so openly during our workshop made a huge impact – students left feeling seen, supported and empowered to speak up for themselves and each other.”