INSPORT+ VADEMECUM December 2017 Poesia dedicata all’Insport “The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein .” What is INSPORT +? INSPORT+ is a project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission, which aims at promoting the social inclusion of people with mental health disabilities through sport. The INSPORT+ approach builds upon the experience developed by partners in their territories and in their collaboration during the previous INSPORT project (2013-2014). About the Consortium: Insport+ partners are public bodies and not for profit organisations coming from 9 different EU Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain, U.K.). They all use sport as a vehicle to promote social inclusion of disabled people and other vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. INSPORT+ Vademecum TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................ 1 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND SPORT: THE SCENARIO IN INSPORT+ PARTNERTS’ LOCATIONS .............. 6 1.1 PRATO AND TUSCANY (ITALY) ............................................................................................................ 6 1.2 ANDALUSIA (SPAIN) ........................................................................................................................... 14 1.3 BREMEN (GERMANY) ......................................................................................................................... 22 1.4 LISBON (PORTUGAL) .......................................................................................................................... 27 1.5 BUDAPEST (HUNGARY) ...................................................................................................................... 31 1.6 REDON (FRANCE ).............................................................................................................................. 37 1.7 SOPHIA (BULGARIA)........................................................................................................................... 41 1.8 OXFORDSHIRE (U.K.)........................................................................................................................... 49 2. INTERREGIONAL EVENTS AND GOOD PRACTISES...................................................................... 53 2.1 KICK-OFF IN PRATO AND AURORA INTERREGIONAL EVENT........................................................ 53 2.2 OFIS INTERREGIONAL EVENT ............................................................................................................. 55 2.3 PODES INTERREGIONAL EVENT......................................................................................................... 57 2.4 OXFORDSHIRE INCLUSIVE SPORT FORUM ....................................................................................... 59 2.5 ANDALUSIA TIQUITACA FOR MENTAL HEALTH ............................................................................... 61 2.6 BREMEN INTERREGIONAL EVENT ...................................................................................................... 63 2.7 BUDAPEST INTERREGIONAL EVENT................................................................................................... 66 2.8 SOFIA INTERREGIONAL EVENT .......................................................................................................... 68 3. INSPORT+: A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE ......................................................................................... 70 ANNEXES ANNEX 1: INSPORT+ TESTIMONIALS ANNEX 2: MEMORIES FROM INSPORT+ INTERREGIONAL EVENTS ANNEX 3: INSPORT+ AT A GLANCE Insport+ Vademecum December 2017 Page i INSPORT+ Vademecum LIST OF ACRONYMS ACES Europe European Capitals and Cities of Sport Federation A.A.M.A. Association for Adapted Motor Activity (Portugal) ADO Association of Olympic Sports (Spain) ADOP Helps the Olympic Target Athlete (Spain) ANDDI National Association of Sport for People with Intellectual Disability (Portugal) AEDIR Spanish Sport Association for Integration and Rehabilitation National Association of Families of People with Intellectual and/or Relational ANFFAS Disabilities (Italy) AOSZ National Autism Association (Hungary) Association of Parents and Friends of People with Mental/Intellectual APPACDM Impairement (Portugal) A.S.D. Amateur Sports Association BTS Bulgarian Sports Totalizator CDAPH Commissions of the Rights and Autonomy of Handicapped Persons (France) Cooperatives for Education and Rehabilitation of Citizens with Disabilities CERCI (Portugal) CGFS Youth Centre for Sport Training (Italy) CIP Italian Paralympic Committee CNSA National Fund for the Autonomy of Aged and Disabled People (France) CONI National Olympic Committee (Italy) CSPs County Sports Partnerships EFDS English Federation of Disability Sport CPF Portuguese Sports Confederation ÉFOÉSZ Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability (Hungary) EU European Union Andalusian Public Foundation for Social Integration of the People with Mental FAISEM Disorders FEAFES Andalucía Federation of Relatives of People with Mental Disorders in Andalusia FÉBSSZ Budapest Sport Association of Disabled Persons FEDC Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind FEDDF Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Physical Disabilities FEDDI Spanish Federation of Sportspeople with Intellectual Disabilities FEDPC Spanish Federation of Sportspeople with Celebral Palsy FEDS Spanish Federation of Sports for the Deaf FENACERCI National Federation of Social Solidarity Cooperatives (Portugal) FESZT National Council of Disabled Persons' Organisations FODISZ National Student and Free Time Sport Federation of Persons with Disabilities (Hungary) Insport+ Vademecum December 2017 Page ii INSPORT+ Vademecum FPDD Sports Federation for Persons with Disabilities (Portugal) HOC Hungarian Olympic Committee INAS International Federation for Sport for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability INR National Rehabilitation Institute (Portugal) IPDJ Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth ISTAT Italian National Statistics Institute LSB Regional Sports Confederation LUCAS LinKs United for Coma AwaKenings through Sport MDPH Departmental Houses for Handicapped Persons (France) MEOSZ National Federation of Disabled Persons' Associations (Hungary) MIH Mental Ill Health MVGYOSZ Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (Hungary) NARB National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria NGO Non-governamental Organisation NHS National Health Service OFIS Sport Intercommunal Office of the County of Redon OFT National Disability Council (Hungary) OxSPA Oxfordshire Sport and Physical Activity PESA Bulgarian Physical Education and Sports Act PODES Association for the Promotion of Sustainable Development PORDATA Portugal Database RFAF Royal Andalusian Football Federation SINOSZ National Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Hungary) SMOL State Money – Object Lottery SOE National Deafblind Association (Hungary) UNAPEI National Union of Associations of parents of persons with intellectual disabilities and their friends UNCRPD United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Insport+ Vademecum December 2017 Page iii INSPORT+ Vademecum Executive Summary INSPORT+, building upon the experience of the previous INSPORT project, is born with the idea of creating a networK of associations across Europe committed to engage people suffering from mental health problems in sporting activities. The value of sport has been widely recognized by research literature, pointing the attention to a variety of benefits for both the physical and the psychological well-being of people with mental disorders 1, but also for improving the role they have in the society 2. Participation in sport provides the opportunity to interact with peers and build relationships beyond the family’s circle and the home environment, it also teaches the significance of teamworK and cooperation, goal-setting and discipline, fair play and respect of the rules. It is thus important for the personal growth and the education to basic social sKills. Sport can also maKe a difference for Sport for persons with disabilities….. challenging negative attitudes and stereotypes associated with disability. Indeed, despite important milestones ….a therapy and a growing sensitivity towards ……a tool for a healthier lifestyle disability issues, persons with disabilities ……a platform for learning social skills continue to experience stigma, ….a means for promoting a more inclusive community disempowerment, social and economic ……..a human right marginalization. By focusing the attention on sKills and abilities sport helps overcome barriers and attitudes about persons with disabilities by promoting self-esteem and self-confidence in the individuals concerned and by reducing the tendency to see the disability instead of the person and his potential within the community. The need to guarantee persons with disabilities the right to enjoy full and equitable access to sport and physical activities finds strong support on the international scene. In 1975 it was firstly recognized by the Council of Europe it its “ EU Charted of Sport for All: Disabled People ”. In 2006 the right to sport has been extended beyond the European frontiers with the