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New report out today 🎉 our findings show that Green Social Prescribing improves mental well-being and is cost effective compared to other interventions

Our evaluation showed that green social prescribing helps people's mental health and reached people experiencing health inequalities. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Poster round 2 exploring the benefits and challenges of using embedded research in a local authority context as part of Doncaster HDRC - presenting at 11.30 #SSM24

My latest post for LSE Impact Blog and one of my last here as I will be elsewhere (see bio for links). If ‘academic X’ is sinking, where are research organisations going? I have compiled a spreadsheet (that can be updated) includes over 250 of them 1/12 blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

New study reveals the power of nature for mental health🌿 Researchers @SheffieldUni, Sheffield Hallam, @ExeterUni & @PlymouthUni found Green Social Prescribing, which connects people with nature-based activities, can greatly improve mental well-being 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/news/new-resea…

Great presentation by Dr Annette Haywood at the #SSM24 sharing our findings from the national evaluation of the Green Social Prescribing project to tackle mental illhealth. See our report here: randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails…

"Our findings suggest a distrust in those with the power to enact change as well as stigma around accessing support". A new journal article, co-authored by Policy Institute researchers, explores the reality of the cost of living crisis for the public ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sp…

You can listen to ScHARR Public Health Dr Annette Haywood on BBC Radio Sheffield talking about Green Social Prescribing on Sile Sibanda's show from yesterday. Interview starts at 1hr 15 mins. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… #GSP #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Nature

The evaluation of the Nottingham Parent-Infant Relationship Intervention found excellent clinical outcomes & high service user satisfaction (just like Oxford Parent-Infant Project btw - high five!) A short video is embedded on their evaluation page here: phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/pi… Ellie Holding

#NDCJournal Following the recent wave of rioting and racial hatred in the UK, our Development Lead Grace Lee unpacks the radicalisation of Neurodivergent people by the far-right. #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #blog #riots #FarRight ndconnection.co.uk/blog/unpacking…

#WomanOfTheNorth report co-authored by Hannah Fairbrother, Senior Lecturer in Public Health lays bare the unequal challenges faced by women living in the North of England. - live shorter lives, work more hours for less pay & more likely to live in poverty.⬇️ healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequalit…

📣🚨NEW PAPER🚨📣 'Innovative local authority public health interventions to support the mental health of children and young people' in Journal of Children's Services NIHR SPHR Official South Tyneside Council Journal of Children's Services emerald.com/insight/conten…

Prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety, new research shows. A £5.77 million cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health. Dr Annette Haywood sheffield.ac.uk/news/prescribi…

The latest SCHARR Communicable Research podcast explores the benefits of Green Social Prescribing. You can find Andy here https://linktr.ee/andy_tatt talks to the lead of ScHARR Public Health Dr Annette Haywood Listen on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2e6qcM… Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sch…

'Improving #evidence use: a systematic scoping review of local models of #knowledge mobilisation' by Hannah Durrant et al. #OpenAccess, from Evidence & Policy's latest issue! Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) CAPE Transforming Evidence Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum Scottish Policy & Research Exchange Read with #OA ⬇️ doi.org/10.1332/174426…

A sad read theconversation.com/getting-shorte…

"Do you want lies with that?"

Housing is a cause of the NHS crisis – it could be part of the cure #UKhousing insidehousing.co.uk/comment/housin…

NOW OPEN - Opportunity for colleagues in Local Authorities in England to apply for funding (0.1 FTE) for a Public Health Engagement Lead from the NIHR RSS Specialist Centre for Public Health delivered by Newcastle University and partners. mailchi.mp/66a95db9a534/f…

The Fabric of Home: a word and textile exhibition exploring families’ experiences of housing insecurity The Winter Gardens, Sheffield 29th Oct - 5th Nov festivalofsocialscience.com/events/the-fab…