... and social prescribing have become more mainstream, and practitioners involved in these projects are laudably publishing research on their intrinsic benefits in public mental health terms. However, their findings are based on concepts such “ using the natural environment to promote good health” or “make...

... water swimmer. However, a growing body of published literature suggests there is value in “blue therapy” informing future social prescribing programmes. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Billie Oliver can be contacted at: oliverbillie...

...Chris Dayson; Jo Painter; Ellen Bennett Purpose This paper aims to identify the well-being outcomes of a social prescribing model set within a secondary mental health service recovery pathway and understand the key characteristics of a social prescribing referral for producing these outcomes...

...Alexis Kilgarriff-Foster; Alicia O'Cathain Purpose – Social prescribing are short-term intermediary services that facilitate patients with psychosocial needs to engage in non-clinical support. However, little is known about the components and potential impact of social prescribing. The paper aims...