This research, with support from the Mayor of London’s office, explains how activities such as community gardening, growing, walking and social groups can help Londoners and reduce the strain on busy NHS services.
Read : Nearby nature and green spaces could benefit mental health of LondonersWWF and the Mental Health Foundation publish mental health support guide. The guide is backed by presenter Julia Bradbury - who shares her own relationship with nature and mental wellbeing.
Read : WWF and MHF publish mental health support guideNature is so central to our psychological and emotional health that it’s almost impossible to realise good mental health for all without a greater connection to the natural world. For most of human history, we lived as part of nature.
Read : Why nature was the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021Will Baldwin-Cantello (Interim Practice Leader Forest, WWF), who conceived of the 'Thriving with Nature' guide, tells us how this idea came about.
Read : A connection to nature can benefit our well-beingDiscover why improving people’s connection to nature is so important for our mental health, as well as our recommendations for national and local government.
Read : Nature and mental health: our policy perspectiveThis policy briefing builds on the evidence in our research report to propose some priority policy areas for England.
Read : Mental Health and Nature Policy Briefing for EnglandOur report suggests ways to expand green social prescribing across London to help people benefit from green spaces.
Read : Green social prescribing across LondonMae’r crynodeb byr hwn o’r polisi yn rhan o gyfres sy’n nodi’r prif newidiadau y mae angen eu rhoi ar waith i wella iechyd meddwl.
Read : Natur ac iechyd meddwl: safbwynt ein polisiThe purpose of this project is to improve mental health by enabling more access to those that need natural blue and green spaces using a nature-based self-management programme in London.
Read : The Blue Prescribing Project