Social prescribing

The Social Prescribing sub-theme explores the delivery and impact of social prescribing on the quality of life of people experiencing mental health difficulties.

Our researchers use creative and inclusive methods and work closely with members of our Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP). We have been working in partnership with Creative Minds, a charity hosted by the South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust, to understand the programme theory behind their model, focusing on the resources and people required, the specific activities conducted, and the overall impact on both individuals and the broader community.

Social prescribing Projects

Exploring how arts-based social prescribing activities influence the identity change process in recovery from serious mental illness: A realist review and evaluation

Recovery from mental illness is a very individual experience, with hundreds of outcomes and mechanisms of change activated within non-clinical interventions. Recovery is a nonlinear process that can include challenges,...

Meet the Social prescribing Team

Dr Trish Darcy

Natural Environment and Mental Health workstream Lead

Our latest Social prescribing publications

The Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Eating Disorder Symptoms in a Diverse School-Based Population Study

Early-life pathways to inequalities in child mental health: evidence from eight birth cohorts

The Card Sort Task for Self-harm (CaTS): a review of the development, application, and adaptation of a novel tool for the assessment and contextual understanding of self-harm