ANDY'S MAN CLUB

ANDYSMANCLUB

In mid-2016, nine men met in a small room in the archetypal Yorkshire town of Halifax with a simple aim of talking through their issues and helping each other deal with their mental health. All in attendance were agreed there was a magic in that room that had to be shared. This was the start of a movement that has grown faster than anyone first involved could have ever imagined. Fast forward 5 years and ANDYSMANCLUB now has groups at over 40 locations across three constituent countries of the United Kingdom. 

ANDYSMANCLUB takes its name from Andrew Roberts, a man who sadly took his own life aged 23 in early 2016. Andy’s family had no inkling that he was suffering or struggling to the extent that he would do this, and as a result looked deeper into male suicide and men’s mental health. They soon discovered that male suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50, with Male Mental Health surrounded by well-ingrained cultural stigma in the UK.

Elaine Roberts and Luke Ambler are Andy’s Mum and Brother-in-Law, together they came up with the idea of ANDYSMANCLUB, a group where men aged 18 and above can speak openly about their mental health in a judgment-free, non-clinical environment. Groups now operate nationwide and are completely volunteer-led, with the vast majority of group facilitators having first interacted with ANDYSMANCLUB when they came through the door as a service user.

With their service used on a weekly basis by over 1,000 men, and an army of over 200 volunteers on board, the movement is continuing to grow on a week by week basis.

To attend ANDYSMANCLUB, drop us an email - info@andysmanclub.co.uk

The man club for Staffordshire is based in Stafford.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Andrew Greenway
Contact Position
Project Development
Telephone
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E-mail
info@andysmanclub.co.uk
Website
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Where to go

Name
Stafford Rugby Club
Address
Stafford R U F C,
Blackberry Lane
Stafford
Staffordshire
Postcode
ST16 2TT
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For full details on venues please contact info@andysmanclub.co.uk

Availability

Referral required
No

DBS Checks

Have staff or volunteers been DBS (CRB) checked?
No
Additional Information

Volunteers working with people aged 18 and over so DBS not required

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