TY - JOUR T1 - Promoting physical activity for mental health in a refugee camp: the Skaramagas project JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104636 SP - bjsports-2021-104636 AU - Manolis Adamakis Y1 - 2021/09/22 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/21/bjsports-2021-104636.abstract N2 - Many refugee and migrant children and adolescents are in urgent need of shelter, care and protection. Greece has been a major entry point in Europe, receiving over a million refugees and migrants (37% children) since the beginning of 2015. These children and their families face a range of risks, such as violence, exploitation and abuse in their country of origin, during their journey, and on arrival. It is estimated that 22% of individuals living in displacement experience a mental disorder such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.1 Promising examples of community-based initiatives, which use culturally sensitive learning materials,2 to encourage participation in physical activity for the purpose of promoting mental health are emerging.3 4 This Service Spotlight focuses on one such initiative: the Skaramagas project.Skaramagas is an old navy base located 11 km west of Athens. During the summer of 2016, Skaramagas accommodated 3000 refugees, of whom 96% were families from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. From November 2016 to May 2018, an educational programme sponsored by UNICEF and the British Council of Greece was created for refugee and migrant adolescents living in the camp by providing access to and/or facilitating their education, school readiness, psychosocial support … ER -