Software business backs rugby mental health charity
Cloud-based finance software solution provider Xledger UK has become an official partner to LooseHeadz, a rugby mental health charity.
LooseHeadz and Bristol-based Xledger have announced a new partnership that will help to support rugby players, coaches and supporters from around the world in looking after their mental health.
The partnership will see Xledger provide dedicated resources and expertise to help further LooseHeadz mission to place a mental health lead into every rugby club around the world and provide them with a toolkit of free resources to support the wellbeing of players, coaches and supporters.
With more than 750 clubs already signed up to LooseHeadz Partnership Programme, and through the support of the team at Xledger, the ambition is to increase this number to over 1,000 clubs by the end of 2023.
Several new resources for the toolkit have also been identified, including the launch of a new training module aimed at supporting the mental health of 10-18-year olds, which is due to release later this year.
Rob Shotton, co-founder at LooseHeadz, said, “This is a hugely exciting partnership for us. Having built up a great relationship with the team at Xledger, we are really looking forward to welcoming them into the LooseHeadz family, and together, working with them to tackle the stigma.”
“For us, the real excitement for this partnership is the passion from the people at Xledger for not only supporting the LooseHeadz mission, but to provide their own ideas as to what more we can be doing to support the wellbeing of players, coaches and supporters.”
The partnership will see a number of initiatives launch in the coming months. These projects will look to place a heavy focus on supporting players in planning for life outside of rugby.
Ian Halliwell, sales and marketing director at Xledger UK, said: “It is a real privilege for us to be part of the mission. This partnership gives us the opportunity to support an ambitious and growing movement, which tackles the very relevant issues we face today surrounding mental health.
“We also love the charity’s innovative approach, especially because as a business we have always had a close association with sport, understanding how being involved in a team can provide a positive structure to dealing with many of the challenges we deal with on a day-to-day basis.”
