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Le facteur clé du succès de la présente initiative est la mobilisation des parties prenantes concernées, des experts sur le terrain et du grand public en vue de la nécessité d’une stratégie et d’une action spécifiques qui fourniront un cadre créatif, productif et efficace pour la conjonction du sport et de l’exercice physique avec la santé mentale.
La compréhension de cette nécessité ne peut venir qu’à la suite d’une campagne de sensibilisation à l’échelle de l’UE, qui est l’outil pour réformer les perceptions bien établies et créer une vision d’inspiration nouvelle.
Afin d’assurer le succès de la campagne, la première étape sera la conduite d’une recherche afin de cartographier les idées dominantes, d’identifier les besoins non couverts du domaine de la santé mentale et d’explorer de nouvelles formes d’activités sportives et d’exercices physiques susceptibles de contribuer à l’objectif du projet. La recherche sera mise en œuvre selon une approche méthodologique spécifique.
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The Research
The purpose of MENS Research was doubled.
First of all, it aimed to collect data on the current situation on the connection of Sport & Physical Activity and Mental Health throughout organizations and individuals across European countries, using a number of specifically designed surveys for the first stage and semi-structured interview questionnaires for the second stage.
Secondarily, it was always meant to serve as a prelude for the European Awareness Campaign which would follow immediately after. Indeed, the philosophy and spirit behind the campaign’s materials found their origins in the results of MENS Research, greatly aligned with the answers provided by all target groups which operate daily in the fields. The aim of the survey, with regard to the general population and the mental health users, was to identify the degree of exercise but also to ascertain the positive effect of physical exercise on mental health. In the case of health and sports organizations, the aim was to ascertain the understanding of the positive effect of exercise on mental health and the extent to which physical exercise was utilized as a means of improving mental health.