Imagine Your Goals, How Are You Feeling Today?

Abstract

Purpose

The paper aims to outline the Imagine Your Goals, How Are You Feeling Today? project which seeks to promote the recovery and social inclusion of individuals living with mental health problems through the medium of football.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper describes the origins of the project and its development through a number of partnership approaches.

Findings

Project participants exhibit improvements in their physical and psychological health, as well as improved social lives.

Originality/value

The paper offers an in‐depth portrait of a unique partnership between a mental health NHS Trust, a Premier League football club and the Time to Change mental health awareness campaign.

Citation

Kelvin, J. and Lall, R. (2013), "Imagine Your Goals, How Are You Feeling Today?", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 92-99. https://doi.org/10.1108/20428301311330153