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We're Ryan, Dan, and Ant, three 20 something lads, from Birkenhead, who love football. 24% of women and 13% of men in England are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. But men are three times more likely to die from suicide than women. We wanted to know why. Join us every Monday and Friday as we speak to people from the wide world of football, all about Mental Health, in an attempt to learn more about it, and encourage men to feel more comfortable talking about their health and wellbeing, and attempt to remove the stigma that still surrounds the topic.
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Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
During these episodes we will take a look back at examples of mental ill health in football from yesteryear.
George Harrison (not that one) played for Everton between 1913 and 1923, as well as playing for Leicester, Preston and Blackpool, he also made two appearances for England.
His career was a long and proud one, but it was disrupted by the first world war, during which he served in Belgium and Northern France on the front line. Around twenty years after the war, George took his own life, and became one of many WW1 veterans to do so.
Dan Read is joined by Kieran Smith (Everton Heritage Society), Evan Roberts (University of Minnesota), and Judith Beastall (Western Front Association) to discuss George's life and career, as well as the impact WW1 had on the mental health of veterans.
Join us as well tell the story, of the winger who went to war.
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