Going back to nature
- Author:
- JEFFRIES Elisabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September/October 2015, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A project promoting mental health recovery through contact with nature and building relationships is providing results for service users, and has the potential to bring major savings to the local mental health budget. This article looks at the Greencare project at the Iver Environment Centre in Slough which supports a range of activities in an environment that aims to promote physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing through contact with nature and engaging as a community. Currently it runs a Greencare Thursday group for people with personality disorders and long term complex emotional problems. The article highlights the difficulties of obtaining additional funding as Greencare do not offer traditional mainstream services. (Edited publisher abstract)
- Subject terms:
- ecotherapy, mental health problems, groupwork, peer support, therapies, severe mental health problems;
- Content type:
- practice example
- Location(s):
- England
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 1474-5186