Movember Partners with BLAST Premier as Official Mental Health Partner
Movember will become the official mental health partner of BLAST Premier, a global Counter-Strike tournament series, in an exciting initiative to support the mental health of esports players and communities.
Global charity Movember will work with the global esports entertainment company to develop awareness and support for mental health challenges, create psychologically safe spaces, deliver evidence-informed mental health workshops and undertake research to develop Mental Health Guidelines for the wider industry.
Encouraging the community
The partnership will see Movember and BLAST Premier commit to working together to promote good mental health and prevent ill-health amongst esports players and viewers/spectators alike, encouraging the community to take action and better support themselves and each other, launching at the BLAST Premier Fall Final in Copenhagen, Denmark in September (25th-29th).
The Spring Final 2024 will see the biggest and best esports and Counter-Strike teams compete in Copenhagen for a sizable total prize pool of $425,000 and a place in the highly anticipated World Final in Singapore next month.
As part of the focus across the wider esports sector, both organisations will collaborate to establish a set of Mental Health Guidelines, centered around lived and living experiences of players (ranked and non-ranked), designed to level up the impact esports has on people’s mental health with the aim of onboarding other organisations in the future.
Director, Global Innovations at Movember, Dan Cooper said:
“This partnership between Movember and BLAST Premier is a significant step in highlighting the health challenges facing those in the esports community”.
“The influence of esports is growing, our aim is to help transform how the community engages and prioritises mental health and in doing so takes proactive steps in Levelling Up, not only in performance but also positive health outcomes.”
Andrew Haworth, BLAST’s VP of Ecosystems, Valve and Riot Games, said:
“Esports has a huge influence on people all over the world, and through this new partnership we will kick off industry-led discussions about mental health and deliver interventions in settings where esports players and the community spend their time.”
“We hope this partnership will help leverage Movember's experience to equip our fans and community with best practices and approaches to dealing with mental health."
