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Maurice Dillon Health Service Executive & Julie Broderick, Trinity College Dublin
The document provides guidelines for promoting physical activity to improve mental and physical health for those with mental illness. It aims to 1) support staff in promoting physical activity as a therapeutic tool and 2) provide strategies for staff to help service users incorporate physical activity. Examples of successful physical activity programs are provided, as are key messages and resources. Participant feedback underscores the benefits of physical activity in improving mood, confidence, and social engagement for those with mental illness.
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- 1. Let’s Get ActiveGuidelines .. To improve health and wellbeing Dr. Julie Broderick Trinity College Dublin
- 2. • 1 in5 people live with mental illness • People with mental illness can die up to 18 years earlier than the general population • Gap in life expectancy mainly from physical health issues associated with mental illness like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and lifestyle factors.
- 3. Challenge to -bridge the implementation gap
- 4. Guidelines aim – 1.Support staff to promote awareness of the benefits of physical activity as a powerful therapeutic tool for people with mental health difficulties 2. Provide practical resources and strategies for staff to support service users to incorporate meaningful physical activity into their daily life
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- 10. Examples of incorporatingphysical active programmes in practice
- 11. Key messages atend of each chapter
- 12. Examples of someresources
- 13. Examples of someresources
- 16. • Dr. JonathanMoran • Steering Group: John McCusker, Brian Hartnett, Agatha Lawless, Dr. Ailis Brosnan, Maurice Dillon, Laura Molloy, Dr. Catherine McDonough, Nora Mannion, Cliodhna Kirwan, Maeve Sweeney, Derek Griffin • Service Users with lived experience • Particular thanks to Maurice Dillon! Thank you to
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- 22. Participant Feedback “After Ido my training... I feel I’m a person, I’m somebody who matters, so it’s a good feeling... I’m a member of a team and I’m a player on a team… It just makes me feel good about life.” ( Participant, Kickstart to Recovery, Drogheda, 2018) “Only for the programme I would not have had the confidence to start volunteering and now I love it. I used to sit in the house on my own all day. now, I am making sure I’m walking daily. ( Participant, Time2Redesign, Ashbourne 2018) " It’s hard to do get started, but this has given me a push, sometimes a little push and a little support is whats needed“ (Participant, Learn to Run, Navan 2019)
Editor's Notes
- #2 I work in an Academic position in TCD, my research interest is in physical activity of vulnerable populations including those with mental health difficulties , am passionate about physical activity in mental health so I was delighted to lead the write up of this guidelines with my colleague dr. Jonathan Moran and feedback and input from Maurice Dillon and the excellent steering committee
- #6 Orientated to mental health setting Targeted to those who work with people with mental health difficulties who don’t necessarily have a background in mental health - to empower them wth the tools to have a meaningful conversation with service users about physical activity