ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Linking Leeds: A Social Prescribing Service for Children and Young People.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Social prescribing outcomes: a mapping review of the evidence from 13 countries to identify key common outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Using electronic health records to evaluate a children and young people's social prescribing service: challenges and implications for research and practice.BMJ mental health · 2026Article
- Models, implementation, and reported outcomes of social prescribing interventions: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Understanding the successes and challenges of a social prescribing program for children and youth in Canada: a qualitative evaluation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Social prescriptions for advancing resilience in kids (SPARK): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Identifying the active ingredients and contextual factors of social prescribing when used to support the mental health of children and young people: a qualitative study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Mental health of children and young people in the WHO Europe region.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- The ages and stages of paediatric social prescribing.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Article
- Social prescribing: Moving pediatric care upstream to improve child health and wellbeing and address child health inequities.Paediatrics & child health · 2024Article
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- Improving the Scope of Child Mental Health Interventions in Our Modern World.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Wellbeing while waiting evaluating social prescribing in CAMHS: study protocol for a hybrid type II implementation-effectiveness study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Link Workers in Social Prescribing for Young People Work: A Case Study From Sheffield Futures.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Social prescribing in pharmacies: What is it, does it work and what does it mean for Canadian pharmacies?Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
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Abstract
The use of social prescribing interventions for common mental health issues is expanding as clinicians seek to diverge from the traditional medical model of treatment. This intervention allows for the referral of patients to a nonclinical social activity via a link worker. Evidence for the benefits of social prescribing is growing. Most evidence is based on adults; however, a smaller number of studies involving children and young people have produced encouraging results. This evaluation reports on data routinely collected by the Linking Leeds service between 9 January 2019-11 January 2020. Linking Leeds provides Social Prescribing for people aged 16 years and above; however, the current paper focuses on service users aged between 16 and 25. Their aim is to connect people to services and activities in their community in order to benefit overall health and mental wellbeing. This evaluation of the Linking Leeds program supports the growing body of evidence to support the benefits social prescribing can have on young people's mental health. Two main mechanisms were identified which underpin social prescribing in young people: social connectedness and behavioural activation.
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