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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Declan Rice puts his support behind mental health campaign - "I'm here to use my voice"

West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice has become an ambassador for a suicide prevention organisation, Campaign Against Living Miserably.

The 23-year-old, who captains West Ham and is set to line up for England at the World Cup in Qatar later this month, has teamed up with CALM in a bid to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide.

Rice promised to 'really use his voice' working with CALM, saying: "No one deserves to go through mental health struggles alone. No one should have to put on a front and look happy but not feel that way inside. People deserve to be happy within themselves and talk to get the help they need.

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