Social support and recovery from mental health problems: a scoping review

KI Bjørlykhaug, B Karlsson, SK Hesook… - Nordic social work …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Several systematic reviews have suggested the linkages between social support and mental
health or the use of mental health services in general. There is a need to develop the …

“What is the score?” A review of football-based public mental health interventions

B Friedrich, OJ Mason - Journal of public mental health, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose Football exercise as an intervention for people with severe mental health problems
has seen an increasing interest in the past years. To date, there is, however, no …

Qualitative investigation of the role of collaborative football and walking football groups in mental health recovery

E Lamont, J Harris, G McDonald, T Kerin… - Mental Health and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Efforts to increase physical activity levels in people with serious mental health conditions are
viewed as desirable but little is known about how best to support this group to engage in …

Benefits and underlying mechanisms of organized sport participation on mental health among socially vulnerable boys. A qualitative study on parents' perspective in …

K Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, M Haavanlammi… - Sport in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceived mental health benefits of
organized sports participation in socially vulnerable children and the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] 'Think Football': Exploring a football for mental health initiative delivered in the community through the lens of personal and social recovery

A Benkwitz, LC Healy - Mental health and physical activity, 2019 - Elsevier
The practice and discourse of mental health recovery is evolving, with increasing
appreciation given to personal recovery and now social recovery. It therefore follows that we …

Evaluation of arts based courses within a UK recovery college for people with mental health challenges

J Stevens, C Butterfield, A Whittington… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
No previous studies have evaluated arts based recovery college courses. Yet arts may
assist in personal recovery, as often defined by service users, through social connection and …

“Football-It's in Your Blood”—Lived Experiences of Undertaking Recreational Football for Health in Older Adults

S Mowle, E Eyre, M Noon, J Tallis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Physical inactivity is prevalent in older adults and contributes to age-related decline in
function, health, well-being, and quality of life. Recreational football for older adults has …

“I will never forget him”. A qualitative exploration of staff descriptions of helpful relationships in supportive housing

GR Lindvig, A Topor, TD Bøe… - Journal of Psychiatric and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Recovery‐oriented studies show that
the quality of the professional relationship plays an essential role in the recovery from …

'It's made me feel less isolated because there are other people who are experiencing the same or very similar to you': Men's experiences of using mental health …

A Vickery - Health & Social Care in the Community, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article explores men's experiences of using peer support groups for coping with mental
distress. Support groups are organised groups in which people come together to mutually …

Building salutogenic capacity: A year of experience from a salutogenic talk-therapy group

E Langeland, E Gjengedal, HF Vinje - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The primary aim of this paper was to explore and increase knowledge about health-
promoting processes among individuals participating in a salutogenic talk-therapy group …