Nature-based prescriptions: Green projects secure £5.77m to help boost mental wellbeing

Michael Holder
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Seven projects across England secure funding to test nature-based prescriptions designed to improve mental health and community well-being

Research into how connecting people with nature through activities such as walking, cycling, community gardening, and tree planting can help boost mental health and wellbeing is to be carried out through...

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