Simon Rosenbaum

Bold ideas to create an equal future

Brilliant closing panel of the @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social conference chaired by @alyssacmilton.bsky.social

How can sport promote adolescent mental health? A qualitative study from the rural plains of Nepal Sport holds potential to deliver adolescent mental health promotion, which is particularly important in low resource settings where there is high burd…

💬 What makes sport protective for adolescent mental health?

How sport is delivered matters.

1️⃣ Involve adolescents & caregivers
2️⃣ Engage with social determinants
3️⃣ Strengthen coping skills
4️⃣ Create inclusive environments
5️⃣ Challenge harmful gender norms

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@simo

Great to see the results of my Master's trial published in Age & Ageing!

Our program was delivered through Facebook to older adults with lifestyle education, eHealth falls prevention (StandingTall) and tailored exercise prescribed by Exercise Physiologists.

Read the paper here 👉 lnkd.in/gY3SYuqT

USAID's mental health work can and must live on The dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in early 2025 severely curtailed US global health initiatives, with disastrous effects potentially resulting in millio...

USAID's mental health work can and must live on

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Where does sport fit within mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)?

When designed and delivered with intention, it can play a meaningful role across the entire system of support.

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Are you an Australian Mental Health Professional and have 5-10min?

We aim to understand how to promote physical activity in mental healthcare, so your contribution would be greatly appreciated!

Link 👉 lnkd.in/gtr-FrNW

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@gracemckeon.bsky.social
@gulsahkurt.bsky.social

From camp to clinic: how movement is reshaping mental health care approaches

Thanks @aipscience.bsky.social for putting this together.

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Proud to share our new publication in BJSM, which comes just after we celebrated 2,000 exercise sessions delivered through Addi Moves—a trauma-informed, community-based physical activity program co-designed with and for people experiencing social and economic disadvantage.

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Multi-component interventions combining psychotherapy and physical activity for children and young peoples’ mental health: A scoping review Multi-component mental health interventions, combining psychotherapy and physical activity (PA), have shown potential with adult populations, but their use with children and young people (CYP) remains...

Multi-component interventions combining psychotherapy and physical activity for children and young peoples’ mental health: A scoping review

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How to centre mental health in displacement What lessons can be learned from Lebanon’s displacement crisis?

The need for mental health and psychosocial support during and after displacement crises is crystal clear, but it often gets “thrown to the bottom of the barrel” in aid responses.

Physical Activity and Meaning in Life: A Scoping Review - Journal of Happiness Studies Journal of Happiness Studies - Meaning in life is a key concept in positive psychology and has received increasing attention in recent years. This study aimed to provide an overview of the...

What’s the link between moving our bodies & meaning in life?

New scoping review of 34 studies (N=>100k) finds consistent, small, positive association in both directions. PA might help us make sense of life, and a sense of meaning might help us stay active.

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Moving forward: The relationship between physical activity and post-deployment outcomes

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The evolution of sports psychiatry: a clinical intersection of mental health and physical activity Long before the term ‘sports psychiatry’ was first introduced nearly 40 years ago,1 2 clinicians and academics recognised the critical role of mental and brain health in sports. For example, Jokl and ...

The evolution of sports psychiatry: a clinical intersection of mental health and physical activity

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The missing link in the NCD agenda: girls and young women remain overlooked An update to the original 2016 Commission, this second iteration of The Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing presents crucial data on the challenges faced by adolescents and shares a c...

The missing link in the NCD agenda: girls and young women remain overlooked

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Exploring barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation and food security among the Rohingya community living in Australia: a socio-ecological perspective - BMC Public Health Introduction Many Rohingya people from Myanmar have sought refuge and resettled in Australia due to persecution and genocide. Like many people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds who resettle i...

New from NExuS team led @gracemckeon.bsky.social

We explored physical activity & food security in Australia’s Rohingya community

Visa insecurity and gender shaped access and motivation.

Health promotion must tackle structural drivers.

Read more:
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Excellent meta-review of #exercise.
🔑 limitation reflecting common scepticism in #mentalhealthcare is summed up here:

“Most studies do not reflect real-world circumstances, with resources, staffing and less complex disorder severity of participants that are not representative for everyday contexts”

The efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity as an adjunctive treatment in mental disorders: a meta‐review of outcomes, neurobiology and key determinants Research examining physical activity interventions for mental disorders has grown exponentially in the past decade. At this critical juncture, there is a need to synthesize the best evidence to guide...

Our new meta-review in World Psychiatry

Efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity in the treatment of mental disorders

Led by Prof Vancampfort, we reviewed 256 RCTs including 12,233 individuals

@brendonstubbs.bsky.social
@peterventevogel.bsky.social

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Evidence of physical deconditioning during psychiatric hospitalization in a veteran sample Prior observations of low physical activity in psychiatric inpatient care suggest a risk of physical deconditioning, but to date no studies have expli…

Evidence of physical deconditioning during psychiatric hospitalization in a veteran sample

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Can moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) programs support the mental health and wellbeing of (the 1 in 3) women who have experienced gender-based violence?

We synthesised the evidence here:

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Brilliantly led by Thea Baker!

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Are lifestyle-based interventions aligned w @who.int guidance mental health policy?
📘5 modules:
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Takeaways (Module 2):

Lifestyle interventions are rights-affirming & core to dignity, autonomy, and recovery📍2.2

Lay providers, physio's, EPs, coaches can be part of MH workforce📍3.1

@simon

Our new paper on the association and impact of understudied psychosocial factors on physical activity levels among women in the Australian WATCH longitudinal study is out today! 🎉

📖 Read the full text:
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Achieving gender justice for global health equity: the Lancet Commission on gender and global health Achieving gender justice in global health—which we define as encompassing the realisation of universal rights in relation to health equity and gender equality, while also addressing the drivers of gen...

Achieving gender justice for global health equity: the Lancet Commission on gender and global health

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‘A Spark to Start’: Experiences of Forcibly Displaced Individuals Participating in a Co-Designed Exercise and Sport Intervention A growing number of individuals are forced to leave their homes, facing numerous pre- and post-migration challenges that can increase their risk of ph…

‘A Spark to Start’: Experiences of Forcibly Displaced Individuals Participating in a Co-Designed Exercise and Sport Intervention

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Visa Status, Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Farsi/Dari Speaking Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Sydney, Australia Background Asylum-seekers in Australia are subjected to restrictive access, such as to education, work, and family reunion, which can affect mental and physical health. We examined the relationship .....

Asylum seekers with insecure visas are three times less likely to meet physical activity guidelines 🌏

Our new study of n=276 Farsi/Dari speaking asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants in Sydney, Australia.

Congratulation to Reza Rostami for leading this!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Delivering trauma-focused physiotherapy interventions
for trauma-exposed refugees: a qualitative study
exploring perspectives and experiences from Jordan and
Kenya

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The Role of Social Determinants in Racial and Ethnic Mental ... : Harvard Review of Psychiatry icle, we review current definitions and frameworks of SDoMH, discuss their strengths and shortcomings, and provide recommendations for a framework to better capture the causal pathways of mental healt...

The Role of Social Determinants in Racial and Ethnic Mental ... : Harvard Review of Psychiatry journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/a...

Published today!!

Our qualitative study looked at the barriers and facilitators that influence health care professionals’ promotion of physical activity and ERSs.

doi.org/10.31189/216...

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Atul Gawande on Elon Musk’s “Surgery with a Chainsaw” The Political Scene | The New Yorker · Episode

"My government is attacking me" very sobering discussion on the cuts to USAID from @agawande.bsky.social

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🌍 Could physical activity (PA) be a missing link in mental health support for displaced communities?

Thanks to Intervention Journal for opportunity to provide further background on our recent paper here: journals.lww.com/invn/fulltex...

Excited to introduce Bluesky to the Nutrition, Exercise and Social Equity (NExuS) research group in the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health at UNSW Sydney. Our team includes dietitians, exercise physiologists and physio's dedicated to mental health ⬇️

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