Tom Davies joined Everton in the Community participants at a recent Premier League Kicks session to help work on a new mental health mural.
Davies headed to Zap Graffiti in Liverpool city centre to meet the young people and offer his own insight into mental wellbeing, as well as overseeing some of the creative decisions and putting his unique stamp on the designs.
The Blues midfielder also heard from participants about their personal journeys and how the project has had a positive effect on their mental health, as well as how they, in turn, aim to help others in the community.
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Everton in the Community’s Premier League Kicks programme is delivered in community settings across Merseyside, using relatable themes such as football - or in this case, creative art - to engage young people to promote key messages and inspire positive life changes.
And after bringing their ideas to life, the youngsters will then create a final mural on boards which will then be transported to Kirkdale Station and placed on display to passengers as part of a link up with Merseyrail.
“It’s always great to get out in the community and meet the young people from our charity’s programmes,” Davies said on his visit to the project.
“Mental health is such an important issue, and this is a fantastic initiative which allows these young people to use art as way to explore and express their feelings creatively - and hopefully spread a positive message to people in the wider community.
“Hearing the participants’ stories and having the opportunity to help create this unique piece of art for the local community has been really inspiring and I can’t wait to see the finished product.”
While James Smith, Acting HR Director at Merseyrail, said: “As part of our commitment to supporting the communities that we serve, we are proud to be partnering with Everton in the Community on this fantastic initiative.
“It’s a challenging time for many in our communities and we understand the pressures on mental health that this can bring.
“We have worked hard with our own staff to ensure that they are well supported and recently we signed the innovative Railway Mental Health Charter showing our absolute commitment to this.
“We have seen the devastating impact mental health challenges can have on individuals and their loved ones and we hope this mural will send a strong message of hope and support to our passengers and local people.”
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