Trish Darcy

Research Associate

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

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...

Humber and North Yorkshire Green Social Prescribing (HNY GSP) Cohort Evaluation

As part of the UK’s cross-government commitment to embed GSP into communities to prevent and tackle mental ill health, the HNY Health and Care Partnership was commissioned as one of...

Other Team members

Peter Coventry

Professor of Environment and Mental Health

Laura Tucker

Research Associate

James Tait

Research Associate