“We know that getting active is really powerful for our body, but actually it is incredibly helpful for our mind too,” Hayley Jarvis, the head of sport at Mind, said.
“It can help us to reduce our feelings of stress, lifts our mood and we know it can be life-changing for many people who are experiencing mental health problems.
“What really supports people is meeting people who have been through similar experiences.”
Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Carlisle United, Newport County and Stevenage are the other EFL clubs involved in the latest phase of the initiative, alongside the Addicks, Lions and Dons.
The respective clubs’ community trusts will offer a range of weekly activities to participants.
“When people are suffering with poor mental health, quite often the first thing that happens is isolation,” said Carl Krauhaus, head of early help and prevention at the Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT).
“They get distanced from local services, activities, social circles and peer groups. Activity, whatever it is, can prevent that.
“Just getting people together will provide a lot of things that go beyond the activity.
“From working with lots of people with various problems over the years what I always hear is that sometimes they just need a platform to engage with. That is the first step to then being involved in something like this.”
