FORMER York City footballer Clarke Carlisle is setting up a mental health awareness charity.

The move comes over two months after he reportedly stepped in front of a lorry on the A64 near York, intending to kill himself.

The former Professional Footballers' Association chairman has tweeted that his charity, called the Clarke Carlisle Foundation for Dual Diagnosis, will be launched in three months.

It will aim to raise awareness levels about the condition, and funds for a purpose built treatment facility'.

The term dual diagnosis is used to describe people with mental health problems, who also misuse drugs or alcohol, according to the mental health charity MIND.

Clarke thanked everyone for their messages of support and said offers of help were appreciated, adding: "We will develop slowly to ensure we do it right."

Carlisle, 35, who made 10 appearances for the Minstermen between 2012 and 2013, was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary after the A64 incident with cuts, bruises, internal bleeding and a shattered left knee. He spent six weeks in hospital after the incident.

In a recent interview with The Sun newspaper, he revealed how he felt taking his own life would be "the perfect answer" to a series of problems he was facing, and spent his last £70 on a train ticket to York and walked around the city to plan his death.