ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Therapeutic Community Gardening as a Green Social Prescription for Mental Ill-Health: Impact, Barriers, and Facilitators from the Perspective of Multiple Stakeholders.
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- Factors influencing access to green health prescribing in primary care for older adults - a qualitative systematic review.BMC medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Health effects of plants, light, and natural elements of biophilic interventions in confined settings: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Social prescribing outcomes: a mapping review of the evidence from 13 countries to identify key common outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Clinicians' Perceptions of Nature-Based Interventions in Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study from Pakistan.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The essential elements for successful implementation of nature therapy programs in mental health services: a systematic review with narrative synthesis.Implementation science communications · 2026Review
- Unfolding the Effects of Social Prescription, Health Consciousness Behavior, Physical Activity, and Mental Well-Being for Healthy Aging: An Empirical Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Connecting for health: qualitative exploration of community nursing in social prescribing for social determinants of health.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Health Economics-Informed Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis of a Nature-Based Social Prescribing Craft and Horticulture Programme for Mental Health and Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Integrating Green Care Initiatives into Conventional Health Systems: Which Governance Dimensions Can Guide This Process?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- A study of space creation for healing landscape design in the post-epidemic era.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- SEM-ANN analysis of the social prescription of nature, physical activity, and healthy living initiatives for cardiovascular health: mediating role of social support.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Evaluating the Well-Being Benefits and Social Value of Volunteer Gardening: Health Economics Meets Behavioral Science.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fine-tuning the practical relevance of a quality framework for integrated nature-based interventions in healthcare facilities. A qualitative interview study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of social and therapeutic horticulture for reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Speaking the same language - a scoping review to identify the terminology associated with social prescribing.Primary health care research & development · 2023Article
- An Integrated Multi-Omics and Artificial Intelligence Framework for Advance Plant Phenotyping in Horticulture.Biology · 2023Review
- Green Social Prescribing in Practice: A Case Study of Walsall, UK.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Disparities in greenspace access during COVID-19 mobility restrictions.Environmental research · 2023Article
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Abstract
The UK government has invested £5.77 million in green social prescribing to prevent and tackle mental ill-health. Therapeutic community gardening, one type of green social prescription, provides a range of health outcomes. However, for increased accessibility, a greater understanding of how it impacts mental health and the facilitators and barriers to referral, uptake, and attendance by individuals with mental health problems is required. We conducted and thematically analysed interviews with thirteen stakeholders including social prescribing link workers and garden staff; and focus groups with twenty garden members. The mechanisms by which therapeutic community gardening were suggested to impact mental health were by engaging members with nature and the outdoors, providing hope for the future and facilitating social support and relationships. Factors facilitating referral, uptake, and attendance included a holistic and person-centred approach, which is flexible around health needs. Barriers included awareness of the full offering of therapeutic community gardens and accessibility, in terms of physical location and waiting lists. Given that nature-based interventions have the potential to protect and enhance population health and offer cost savings through reduced reliance on other health services; overcoming these barriers is key to ensuring that therapeutic community gardening is more widely available as an additional mental health treatment.
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