Tackling the Blues

Jones, Jon; O'Keeffe, Helen; Smith, Andy

doi:10.4324/9781315147703-7

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“…Three articles were removed on the basis that they were tailored toward sport performance–related outcomes (psychological skills training) rather than mental health awareness and therefore fell outside of the scope of the review [ 41 , 42 ]. One study was deemed ineligible as the participants were not considered to be involved in sport [ 43 ]. The remaining 27 studies [ 8 , 18 , 44 – 58 ] achieved 100% researcher agreement for their inclusion for review, 10 of these articles were those included in the original systematic review [ 8 ] and underwent quantitative synthesis [ 59 , 60 , 62 – 69 ].…”

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An updated systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches, officials and parents

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Background Interventions designed to increase mental health awareness in sport have grown substantially in the last 5 years, meaning that those involved in policy, research and intervention implementation are not fully informed by the latest systematic evaluation of research, risking a disservice to healthcare consumers. Hence, our aim was to update a 2017 systematic review that determined the effect of sport-specific mental health awareness programmes to improve mental health knowledge and help-seeking among sports coaches, athletes and officials. We extended the review to incorporate parents as a source of help-seeking and report the validity of outcome measures and quality of research design that occurred since the original review. Methods Sport-specific mental health awareness programmes adopting an experimental or quasi-experimental design were included for synthesis. Five electronic databases were searched: Psychinfo, Medline (OVID interface), Scopus, Cochrane and Cinahl. Each database was searched from its year of inception to June 2020. As all of the outcomes measured were derived from psychometric scales, we observed statistically significant quantitative effects on the basis of p < .05, and a small, medium or large effect size as d = .2, .5 or .8, respectively. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane and QATSQ tools. Results Twenty-eight articles were included from the 2048 retrieved, eighteen additional articles since the original review. Eighteen studies targeted athletes, five with coaches, one sport officials (i.e. referees), one ‘at-risk children’ and three with parents. One of the studies was a combination of athletes, coaches and parents. In terms of study outcomes, health referral efficacy was improved in seven studies; twelve studies reported an increase in knowledge about mental health disorders. Proportionally, higher quality research designs were evident, as three of ten studies within the previous review did not demonstrate a high risk of bias, whereas thirteen of the eighteen additional studies did not display a high risk of bias. However, only one study included a behaviour change model in both the programme design and evaluation. Conclusions Our updated systematic review provides evidence of the benefits of mental health awareness interventions in sport; these benefits are mainly for athletes and show improvements in the methodological design of recent studies compared to the first review. There was also evidence of the extension of programme delivery to parents. In conclusion, researchers, practitioners and policy makers should consider methodological guidance and the application of theory when developing and evaluating complex interventions. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42016040178

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“…This paper draws upon evidence from an ongoing sport- and education-based mental health programme, TtB, which since its launch in January 2015 has been delivered by Edge Hill University and Everton in the Community (the official charity of Everton Football Club) to 885 6–16-year-olds (410 males; 475 females) attending 21 primary and secondary schools in Liverpool, Lancashire and Sefton (north-west England). The participating pupils are identified by their school as having a diagnosed mental illness (indicated by their use of services including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services), or as displaying behaviours or symptoms which are associated with poor mental health and which might lead to the diagnosis of mental illness if the pupil was accessing specialist mental health services (see Jones et al, 2019). The schools are located in some of the most socially deprived local authorities in England based on the 2015 Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 1 (Department for Communities and Local Government, 2015).…”

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Developing young people’s mental health awareness through education and sport: Insights from the Tackling the Blues programme

Haycock

Jones

Smith

2020

European Physical Education Review

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There is growing national and international concern about the mental health of children and young people, and in countries such as England there is now a political and policy commitment to developing whole-school approaches to mental health. This paper presents new evidence on how pupils’ mental health is being addressed in schools using learning activities associated with physical education, sport and physical activity, as part of a school-based sport- and mental health-themed programme (‘Tackling the Blues’) for pupils aged 6–16 years old in north-west England. In particular, we examine how pupil-centred learning activities have been used in weekly multi-sport activity sessions and related classroom-based workshops, and draw upon insight from 29 focus groups to explore pupils’ ( n = 116) mental health awareness and associated socio-emotional learning (SEL). The learning activities led pupils to focus on the impact personal relationships with family and friends, feelings and emotions, and experiences of stress, anger and entrapment can have on mental health. It is argued that embedding socially relevant learning activities into the content, organisation and delivery of school curricula may help improve pupils’ sense of enjoyment, participation and achievement which are important for enhancing their knowledge and awareness of mental health, and developing SEL. However, we conclude that the effectiveness of whole-school approaches also depends, perhaps to a greater degree, on the wider educational systems in which schools are located and especially the widening social, economic and health inequalities which have profound impacts on child development, educational and other outcomes, and mental health.

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“…73 Programme design explanation and elaboration Programme designers should underpin intervention components with appropriate theoretical and conceptual models, such that the design, delivery, evaluation and proposed outcomes of programmes are guided by robust, theoretically derived models of change that are likely to make interventions more effective. [73][74][75] Programmes should identify clear learning outcomes for participants (what they can expect to experience and gain, in terms of accredited certification, enjoyment, health, well-being, etc). In turn, they should list and describe the sport content, practical sessions, theory classes and the duration and frequency of programmes, etc.…”

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International consensus statement on the design, delivery and evaluation of sport-based interventions aimed at promoting social, psychological and physical well-being in prison

Murray,

Coyle,

Morgan

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveTo develop an international consensus statement to advise on designing, delivering and evaluating sport-based interventions (SBIs) aimed at promoting social, psychological and physical well-being in prison.DesignModified Delphi using two rounds of survey questionnaires and two consensus workshops.ParticipantsA multidisciplinary panel of more than 40 experts from 15 international jurisdictions was formed, including representation from the following groups and stakeholders: professionals working in the justice system; officials from sport federations and organisations; academics with research experience of prisons, secure forensic mental health settings and SBIs; and policy-makers in criminal justice and sport.ResultsA core research team and advisory board developed the initial rationale, statement and survey. This survey produced qualitative data which was analysed thematically. The findings were presented at an in-person workshop. Panellists discussed the findings, and, using a modified nominal group technique, reached a consensus on objectives to be included in a revised statement. The core research team and advisory board revised the statement and recirculated it with a second survey. Findings from the second survey were discussed at a second, virtual, workshop. The core research team and advisory board further revised the consensus statement and recirculated it asking panellists for further comments. This iterative process resulted in seven final statement items; all participants have confirmed that they agreed with the content, objectives and recommendations of the final statement.ConclusionsThe statement can be used to assist those that design, deliver and evaluate SBIs by providing guidance on: (1) minimum levels of competence for those designing and delivering SBIs; (2) the design and delivery of inclusive programmes prioritising disadvantaged groups; and (3) evaluation measures which are carefully calibrated both to capture proposed programme outcomes and to advance an understanding of the systems, processes and experiences of sport engagement in prison.

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Tackling the Blues

Cited by 3 publications

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An updated systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches, officials and parents

An updated systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches, officials and parents

Developing young people’s mental health awareness through education and sport: Insights from the Tackling the Blues programme

International consensus statement on the design, delivery and evaluation of sport-based interventions aimed at promoting social, psychological and physical well-being in prison

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