The role of professional football clubs in enhancing young people's mental health: a mixed-method survey of interventions delivered by English Football League Trusts.

IF 2.6 4区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Perspectives in Public Health Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI:10.1177/17579139251335284

G E Hale, D Lancastle, N Lewis, P J Tyson

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Aims: Football Club Community Trusts (FCCTs) that are attached to professional football clubs in the UK use the sport brand to engage marginalised populations in various initiatives designed to address public health agendas. Studies highlight the impact that FCCTs can have on adults' mental health, yet less is known about programmes for young people under 18 years. This study is the first to identify the mental health-focussed interventions for young people that are delivered by the FCCTs in the English Football League (EFL), including the key programme features and challenges to implementation.

Methods: A 60-item mixed-method survey was sent to all 70 FCCTs in the EFL during the 2018-2019 season in September 2018. In total, 54 (77.1%) FCCTs responded.

Results: In total, 21 FCCTs were delivering mental health-focused interventions to young people and 23 different initiatives were identified. Reported aims included promoting resilience (n = 19/21, 90.5%) and self-esteem (n = 19/21, 90.5%), as well as identifying young people at risk of developing a mental health problem (n = 9/21, 42.9%). However, features of individual programmes varied. Some used football to increase social inclusion and overall wellbeing, whereas others included education sessions to improve mental health literacy (e.g. anti-stigma, strategies to promote mental health). FCCTs also reported challenges with evaluating their own interventions, sustaining funding, and keeping up to date with mental health training.

Conclusions: This study contributes to the limited literature on professional sport club community trust interventions, highlighting the value of programmes targeting children and young people's mental health. FCCT programmes align with mental health promotion and prevention policy, by providing opportunities to participate in physical activity (PA), develop mental health literacy, and identify young people at risk of developing mental health problems. Collaboration with organisations with expertise in service evaluation, audit, and research is essential to support FCCTs in evaluating their impact and demonstrating the significance of their work.

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职业足球俱乐部在加强青少年心理健康方面的作用：英国足球联盟信托基金提供的干预措施的混合方法调查。

目标：附属于英国职业足球俱乐部的足球俱乐部社区信托基金（FCCTs）利用体育品牌吸引边缘化人群参与旨在解决公共卫生议程的各种倡议。研究强调了烟草转移支付对成年人心理健康的影响，但对针对18岁以下年轻人的规划知之甚少。本研究首次确定了英格兰足球联赛（EFL）中FCCTs为青少年提供的以心理健康为重点的干预措施，包括主要方案特征和实施挑战。方法：在2018年9月的2018-2019赛季，向EFL的所有70个fcct发送了60项混合方法调查。总共有54个（77.1%）有反应。结果：总共有21项烟草控制基金向年轻人提供以心理健康为重点的干预措施，并确定了23项不同的举措。报告的目标包括促进复原力（n = 19/21, 90.5%）和自尊（n = 19/21, 90.5%），以及确定有出现精神健康问题风险的年轻人（n = 9/21, 42.9%）。不过，个别方案的特点各不相同。一些国家利用足球来增加社会包容和整体福祉，而另一些国家则利用教育课程来提高心理健康素养（例如反污名化、促进心理健康的战略）。烟草烟草信托基金还报告了在评估其自身的干预措施、持续提供资金以及及时进行精神卫生培训方面的挑战。结论：本研究对专业体育俱乐部社区信任干预的有限文献做出了贡献，突出了针对儿童和青少年心理健康的项目的价值。通过提供参加体育活动的机会，发展精神卫生知识，并查明有发展精神卫生问题风险的年轻人，烟草烟草资助方案与精神卫生促进和预防政策保持一致。与在服务评估、审计和研究方面具有专业知识的机构合作，对于支持信托基金评估其影响并展示其工作的重要性至关重要。

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