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Kick-starting men's mental health: an evaluation of the effect of playing football on mental health service users' well-being
- Authors:
- DARONGKAMAS Jurai, SCOTT Helen, TAYLOR Emily
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 13(3), August 2011, pp.14-21.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Young men can find it particularly difficult to engage in therapeutic activities. Previous research has shown that playing in a football team can have many positive benefits for mental health, including reducing social isolation and improving confidence. The authors report the findings of an evaluation of such a football team. Ten team members (mean age 33 years) with a variety of mental health issues were interviewed. Information, both quantitative and qualitative, was obtained concerning their experiences. The players reported benefits such as improvements to their mental health, ability to deal better with their mental health problems, improved confidence and gains to their social life. Overall playing football had a number of positive effects on the lives of the participants; few negative effects were noted. Benefits were both short and longer term. The authors conclude that their results are in keeping with previous evidence suggesting that football is a useful supplement to traditional interventions.
Cool and controlled
- Author:
- SCOTT Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2001, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Looks at a school-based mental health promotion programme in Gateshead which seeks to help disruptive young people deal with their feelings and behaviour.
Working with people with dual diagnosis in the voluntary sector: training and support needs of practitioners
- Authors:
- SCOTT Helen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(9), May 2001, pp.297-301.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
People with dual diagnosis are likely to be among the most demanding of clients encountered by mental health practitioners. Reports the findings of an evaluation of four voluntary sector projects funded by the Department of Health to develop their services to this group, with a particular focus on the staff. The majority of the staff had no formal qualifications in mental health, which may well have contributed both to their high burn-out levels and to the limited range of interventions they offered clients. Concludes that considerable further investment in staff training may be needed if such services in both the voluntary and statutory sectors are to be effective.