Trish Darcy
Research Associate
- trish.darcy@york.ac.uk
Trish Darcy is a Research Associate with the Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York. Trish contributes to the ‘Natural Environments and Mental Health’ and ‘Mental Health and Physical Multimorbidity’ research themes in MHARG. Trish is also a York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) Knowledge Exchange fellow for 2023-24, undertaking knowledge exchange activities with end users in the VCSE sector in the field of environmental sustainability, and aligned with the YESI Environment & Health theme (https://www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fellows/environmental-quality-and-nb-interventions/). Trish holds a MSc in Health Psychology and is currently undertaking her PhD in natural environments and health in Staffordshire University, exploring how nature and natural environments can be used to support people living with long-term health conditions.
Trish Darcy's latest projects
Embedding environmental quality into nature-based interventions for health
Nature-Based Interventions (NBIs), such as conservation and gardening activities, aim to improve the health and wellbeing of participants through engagement with nature. These activities also improve the ‘quality’ of the...
Co-producing nature-based interventions to support positive health outcomes in working age adults at Foss Park Hospital.
Despite strong evidence on the role of nature in supporting positive mental health outcomes, a variety of challenges and barriers exist for people with severe mental illness (SMI) in accessing...
SMI and Physical Health Conditions: lived experiences and service responses
Despite significant shifts at legislative, policy and service provision level, people with severe mental illness (SMI) still experience higher rates of physical illness than the general population. This study explored...
