The effects of so-called social prescribing on wellbeing, mental health difficulties, academic attendance and achievement will be measured.
Children aged 9-13 will be prescribed gardening and fishing as part of research to tackle loneliness
Social prescribing is described by the NHS as an approach which connects people to activities, groups, and services in their community to meet their practical, social and emotional needs. “Our programme will help provide evidence on the potential benefits that social prescribing may have for children too.”
Children identified as feeling lonely or isolated will be connected to a link worker or social prescriber for the research, and supported to engage with an activity tailored to the young person’s interests which could be anything from sport to art, and gardening to fishing. A Government report last year suggested anxiousness among pupils appeared to have “worsened” during the 2021/22 academic year despite a return to full-time in-person schooling after the pandemic.
“There is promising early evidence that social prescribing can help young people. Our study will add to this evidence base, assessing how effective social prescribing is in reducing loneliness and mental health difficulties, enhancing wellbeing and improving academic attendance and attainment, as well as how cost effective it is.
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