‘Think Football’: Exploring a football for mental health initiative delivered in the community through the lens of personal and social recovery

Benkwitz, Adam; Healy, Laura C.

doi:10.1016/j.mhpa.2019.100292

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“…Our findings support what has previously been noted, that street football sessions have the potential to support active citizenship process, increased levels of social capital and enhance social identities [1].…”

Section: Little Things Can Make a Big Differencesupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Sport as means of bringing people together and promoting social inclusion has received a growing attention in mental health and substance abuse services [1,29,38]. Benefits of sport participation at the invidual level may entail improved self-esteem, physical wellbeing and mental health.…”

Section: Enhancing Social Inclusion Through Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although limited, the body of knowledge on street football offers some important findings [28]. Furthermore, the study of Benkwitz and Healy [1] on street football shows how it has the potential to support active citizenship processes, which could further increase levels of social capital and enhance social identities. They noticed that more work is required to further explore the contextual impact of poverty and employment, and the role that football (or sport) can potentially play.…”

Section: Enhancing Social Inclusion Through Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The additional aspect of the journey that involves everday life, the contribution of other persons, the community, societal and interpersonal contexts, namely social recovery, is often overlooked [34,42,45]. There are several characterizations of social recovery [1,34]. Social recovery takes into account the person's social contexts [1].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are several characterizations of social recovery [1,34]. Social recovery takes into account the person's social contexts [1]. Thus, the E. Ogundipe (&) Á M. Borg Á T. Thompson Á T. Knutsen Á C. Johansen Á B.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recovery on the Pitch: Street Football as a Means of Social Inclusion

Ogundipe

Borg

Thompson

et al. 2020

J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health

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The study contributes to the existing literature on the value of street football teams in recovery, by exploring how persons with mental health and/or substance abuse problems experience participation in street football teams. In total, 51 persons experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse challenges who played in street football teams, in Norway, participated in focus group interviews. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis, and resulted in three major themes: (1) The spirit of the football team, (2) More than just a pitch, and (3) The country's best follow-up system. Overall, our findings highlighted the importance of community and communal efforts through acts of citizenship, in facilitating and promoting social inclusion for persons in challenging life situations. Street football is one measure than can be helpful in this context. Communities, policy makers and funders need to acknowledge and gain more insight and understanding of the value that street football teams represent. There is also a need for further studies exploring what contributes to community in our highly individualistic society.

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Section: Little Things Can Make a Big Differencesupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Enhancing Social Inclusion Through Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Enhancing Social Inclusion Through Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%