Improving social connections, wellbeing and aspirations among boys and young men experiencing loneliness and isolation through the Offload and Movember Ahead of the Game programmes
Evaluation reports of two DCMS funded pilot programmes aiming to improve the social connections, wellbeing, and aspirations of boys and young men.
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (now the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) provided funding to Rugby League Cares to pilot two programmes across Wigan and Wakefield which aimed to improve boys’ and young men’s social connections, wellbeing, and aspirations. The programmes were delivered from November 2025 to March 2026.
This report by the Centre of Mental Health, Sport and Physical Activity Research and the Faculty of Education at Edge Hill University was commissioned by Rugby League Cares to independently evaluate the programmes.
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