The partnership which was launched at half time of the Scotland v Ireland Test match on Sunday 16th October and will see SAMH become the main partner and official charity for Scotland Rugby League and support the growth of the sport through their 'Get Active' programme.
Scotland Rugby League Chairperson, Keith Hogg, said: "Scotland Rugby League is very grateful for the support of SAMH, they are an excellent partner for our sport.
Their 'Get Active' programme will help us to continue to grow grass roots involvement in Rugby League.
We are also very grateful for the support of their "Respectme' programme, we see "Respectme' as the ideal partner for our Schools Rugby League tournament which we believe will grow substantially in the next few years.
Rugby League is a sport that prides itself on its grass roots development and working with SAMH will provide great support in accelerating the positive impact of all this work"
The Respectme brand comes under SAMH and is the Scottish Governments anti bullying programme designed to help professionals in public posts e.g. Teachers deal with bullying issues.
Respectme will be the official partner of the Scotland Rugby League Schools competition, the Saltire Schools Rugby League Tournament. The Tournament will be renamed 'The Saltire Schools Respectme Rugby League Tournament as of the Launch on Sunday.
The Chief Executive of SAMH, Billy Watson said: "SAMH launched our current Get Active programme because we know that taking part in sport and exercise is a great way to look after your mental health.
"So we're delighted to be working with Scotland Rugby League and we hope that the fans will get behind our message on activity and mental health, just as much as they get behind their team!"
The partnership was also welcomed by the RFL's Equality and Diversity Manager, Sarah Williams who said: "I am delighted with, and fully support, the partnership between Scotland Rugby League, Scottish Association of Mental Health and Respectme.
"Rugby League has a proud tradition of being an inclusive and welcoming sport and this partnership will ensure that Scottish Rugby League is well placed to effectively tackle bullying, harassment or discrimination based on an individual's gender, gender identity, rac
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