mENTAL hEALTH FOOTBALL WALES
Our emphasis is on friendship, fun and for everyone to leave with a smile on their face.
MHFW is a registered Welsh charity, an FAW‑affiliated partner, a recognised Disability Football Club, Founding Partner of the South Wales Pan Disability League. The charity began as a lockdown support group formed in response to the tragic and preventable loss of a young man. It has since grown into an organisation led by people with lived experience of mental health challenges.
Today, we provide a welcoming, inclusive environment offering football‑based wellbeing activities for children, young people and adults with lived experience of mental ill‑health, homelessness, substance use, and those with physical, learning, intellectual, sensory, or psychological disabilities.
Our focus is simple: friendship, fun, and ensuring everyone leaves with a smile.
Today, we provide a welcoming, inclusive environment offering football‑based wellbeing activities for children, young people and adults with lived experience of mental ill‑health, homelessness, substance use, and those with physical, learning, intellectual, sensory, or psychological disabilities.
Our focus is simple: friendship, fun, and ensuring everyone leaves with a smile.
Do you miss football?
Are you living in Swansea, Neath or Port Talbot?
Want to help yourself and others by playing football?
Join the Squad?
You have tons to offer and we need you. We are looking for people to get involved as players or volunteers.
Are you living in Swansea, Neath or Port Talbot?
Want to help yourself and others by playing football?
Join the Squad?
You have tons to offer and we need you. We are looking for people to get involved as players or volunteers.
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Please check out our public facebook group here -----------------> MHFW
The group is public as we believe in being transparent – for the good, the bad and the learning!
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Our Three Key Projects
1. Fancy A Kickabout – Adults 16+
FREE weekly fun, football wellbeing sessions across Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot.
These sessions are designed for adults who cannot currently join mainstream teams but still love the game — creating a sporting environment where mental wellbeing is valued as much as physical performance.
We don’t put pressure on anyone. We understand that living with mental ill‑health can mean not knowing from one day to the next how you’ll feel. There is no expectation to attend regularly — simply drop in when you feel up to it.
1. Fancy A Kickabout – Adults 16+
FREE weekly fun, football wellbeing sessions across Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot.
These sessions are designed for adults who cannot currently join mainstream teams but still love the game — creating a sporting environment where mental wellbeing is valued as much as physical performance.
We don’t put pressure on anyone. We understand that living with mental ill‑health can mean not knowing from one day to the next how you’ll feel. There is no expectation to attend regularly — simply drop in when you feel up to it.
2. MHFW DFC – Disability Football Club (Adults 16+)
Our FAW‑affiliated Disability Football Club based in Swansea. We participate in monthly 7‑a‑side South Wales Pan Disability Festivals and 11‑a‑side South Wales Pan Disability League
The SWPDL is a fantastic opportunity for inclusive and unified pan‑disability football, and we are proud to be founding members.
Our FAW‑affiliated Disability Football Club based in Swansea. We participate in monthly 7‑a‑side South Wales Pan Disability Festivals and 11‑a‑side South Wales Pan Disability League
The SWPDL is a fantastic opportunity for inclusive and unified pan‑disability football, and we are proud to be founding members.
3. Street Soccer Swansea – Social Enterprise (All ages)
Street Soccer Swansea is our new social enterprise, created to help MHFW become more self‑sufficient and reduce reliance on grant funding. Available for after‑school activities, weekly group coaching sessions for U10s – Adults, community events, awareness‑raising, client engagement sessions, or even a quick lunchtime kickabout near work.
Street Soccer Swansea is fully flexible and accessible. Sessions can be booked for an hour, half a day or a full day, with options for weekly delivery or ten‑week blocks. We also provide custom tournament and event delivery at competitive prices.
Wherever you are — we bring the game to you.
Street Soccer Swansea is our new social enterprise, created to help MHFW become more self‑sufficient and reduce reliance on grant funding. Available for after‑school activities, weekly group coaching sessions for U10s – Adults, community events, awareness‑raising, client engagement sessions, or even a quick lunchtime kickabout near work.
Street Soccer Swansea is fully flexible and accessible. Sessions can be booked for an hour, half a day or a full day, with options for weekly delivery or ten‑week blocks. We also provide custom tournament and event delivery at competitive prices.
Wherever you are — we bring the game to you.
In addition to the 3 key projects above we also offer a Volunteer Programme and support members to access training, volunteering and skills development opportunities which are utilised within the charity and beyond.
All MHFW staff and coaches have completed our mandatory training programme and are FAW Qualified, DSW Inclusion trained and DBS Enhanced checked coaches who also come from a mental health and pan disability background.
All MHFW staff and coaches have completed our mandatory training programme and are FAW Qualified, DSW Inclusion trained and DBS Enhanced checked coaches who also come from a mental health and pan disability background.
Its a team effort, Can you HELP?
We are aware how difficult it is for people financially but if you can help support the work we do you can donate as little as £3 with the QR Code below as well as other options below.
£3 will buy a player a hot drink at our Mixer Sessions
£5 will pay a players subs for our disability team
£10 will buy a ball for the squad
£5 will pay a players subs for our disability team
£10 will buy a ball for the squad
If you can help support we would be extremely grateful,
Donate through Local Giving and help us continue this fantastic programme, all donations gratefully received.
Join our Lottery and you can directly support MHFW through Lotto Abertawe.
There are 6 prize amounts from £25 - £25'000 to be won every week!! You can buy tickets on a weekly basis or set up a Direct Debit for £4 per month.
There are 6 prize amounts from £25 - £25'000 to be won every week!! You can buy tickets on a weekly basis or set up a Direct Debit for £4 per month.
Scan the QR Code or Click HERE
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Mental Health Football in Wales (MHFW)
Registered Charity 1190493
Registered Charity 1190493
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