Young people, sports and wellbeing
Olympic Generation
Nurturing young people's skills in humanities, arts, music, sports, health and citizenship.
There is empirical evidence from many sporting and academic organisations which demonstrates the important link between physical activity, mental health and wellbeing.
careif is working in partnership with Visit London, the official organisation for London tourism. We are organising a series of events about physical and mental wellbeing. This will culminate in an international conference in 2012 shortly before the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We have also agreed to produce this final event in partnership with the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry (WACP).
One of our priority is young people. Referred to as the ‘Olympic Generation’, we are building on the theme of young people’s interests, intincts, spontaneity and wellbeing. We will seek to harness and nurture young people’s skills in humanities, arts, music, sports, health, education and citizenship.
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Careif’s Youth Map: Mapping of care services provided by children’s and Young Peoples’ charities in England.
Sport and art projects are thought to benefit the mental and physical health of children and young people. The charity sector often is a main provider of health promoting activities in response to local community needs. This study maps care services provided by children’s and young peoples’ charities in England
Arts activities were the most frequently provided services, followed by counselling and by sports activities. Only 13% of charities expected their work to contribute to the health legacy of the 2012 London Olympics. Telephone help lines were provided by 16% of charities that promote mental health. Counselling and arts activities were relatively common, but sports activities were limited despite the evidence base supporting sport and physical activity as an intervention for health and wellbeing
Further information available from enquiries@careif.org
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Research with East London Adolescence Community Health Survey
RELACHS is a unique school based epidemiological study of adolescents in East London that provides insights into many aspects of health and well-being of inner urban British adolescents, relevant to current national health policies and contributing to the 2012 London Olympic Health Legacy. The young people (Year 7 and Year 9) who participate in RELACHS come from 3 boroughs of East London: Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney, all of which are very deprived by average UK standards. Around 73% of the young people in the cohort are from ethnic minorities, predominantly Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean, Indian or Pakistani. RELACHS therefore provides a fascinating and unique picture of life and health for young people in London's multi-cultural inner city covering a spectrum of mental and physical health, life expectations, social and environmental issues; protective and risk factors for sexual behaviours and attitudes linked with teenage pregnancy. Further information available from, kam.bhui@careif.org |
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careif Global Olympic Generation Survey; Benefits of Sport on Health and WellbeingWe are finding out what young people think about the benefits of sports on their health and wellbeing. We will know about their access, participation, disability, ambition and social contacts around the world this year and every year leading up to and after the 2012 London Olympics. This is a project developed by young people for young people contributing to the 2012 London Olympic Health Legacy.Further information on this survey and careif comprehensive Olympic Generation Programme from albert.persaud@careif.org |
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