The PowerPoint file "Making the Case for Integrating Physical Activity Programming into Mental Health Services Settings" can be customized for your own presentations.

Topics covered include:

• Target Populations
• High-level Value of Physical Activity for People with Serious Mental Illness
• Why Now?
• Why Mental Health Services?
• Presenting the Evidence: Data Collection Methods
• Physical Health, Mental Health and Social Benefits of Physical Activity Programs
• Current Landscape: Physical Activity Programming in Mental Health Services Settings
• Systemic, Organizational and Participant Barriers to Implementation of Physical Activity Programs in SMI Populations
• How to Overcome Obstacles and Build Capacity
• Community Partnership Building and Inter-agency Collaboration
• Tapping into Existing Resources
• Peer Mentors and Leaders: A Win-Win Approach