“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 …

What works to improve wellbeing? A rapid systematic review of 223 interventions evaluated with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scales

JM Blodgett, JM Birch, M Musella, F Harkness… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) is a commonly
used scale of mental wellbeing focusing entirely on the positive aspect of mental health. It …

Designing community sports-based programmes for men with mental illness: A qualitative study of the Offload rugby league programme

R Wilcock, A Smith, D Haycock - Mental health and physical activity, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing appeal of community sport programmes which focus on men's mental
health, the key design characteristics of these programmes, and the roles played by delivery …

Understanding the relationships between programme quality, psychological needs satisfaction, and mental well-being in competitive youth sport

C Bean, T McFadden, M Fortier… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Youth sport programme structures and processes can directly influence participation
outcomes, including mental health and well-being. Researchers have found that programme …

The paradoxes of recovery policy: Exploring the impact of austerity and responsibilisation for the citizenship claims of people with drug problems

A Roy, J Buchanan - Social Policy & Administration, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This article critically examines the implications accompanying the introduction and
implementation of recovery‐based policy. The article draws upon research conducted in L …

'You'll never walk alone': Supportive social relations in a football and mental health project

M McKeown, A Roy, H Spandler - International journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Football can bring people together in acts of solidarity and togetherness. This spirit is most
evocatively illustrated in the world renowned football anthem 'You'll Never Walk …

[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 …

Using football metaphor to engage men in therapeutic support

H Spandler, A Roy, M Mckeown - Journal of Social Work Practice, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is an account of a small scale exploratory study about the use and value of
football metaphor as a device for facilitating therapeutic work. It is based on an evaluation …

“It's recovery united for me”: Promises and pitfalls of football as part of mental health recovery

J Magee, R Spaaij, R Jeanes - Sociology of Sport …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
This paper builds on the concept of mental health recovery to critically examine three
football projects in the United Kingdom and their effects on the recovery process. Drawing …

The role of masculinity and depressive symptoms in predicting suicidal ideation in homeless men

MC Genuchi - Archives of Suicide Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Men's suicide rates may be influenced by difficulties recognizing externalizing depressive
symptoms in men that adhere to hegemonic masculine gender role norms. The purpose of …