10 Reasons Children, Adults & Communities Need Vitamin N
School Outdoor Learning share a good reminder of why we all need Vitamin N (short for nature) from Richard Louv. Read through the list, then step outside and take some time in nature. It could be at your local park, woodland or simply a stroll around your neighbourhood to look [...]
Young, green, and well: a research study on young Londoners’ green space use and mental wellbeing
The Knowledge Exchange has shared this research report which presents the findings of research that sought to explore how young Londoners (16–25) perceive, access, and use green spaces for their mental health and wellbeing. It presents the findings of a literature review and the London context. The findings of the [...]
Stronger Starts Tesco Funding Launched
Greenspace Scotland share news about this new £5m grant programme. This offers funding of up to £1,500 each to local projects across Scotland which focus on providing nutritious food and activities/resources to boost physical health and mental wellbeing in children and young people. Eligible projects could include outdoor equipment and [...]
How do students deal with climate crisis anxiety?
Read this article in The Conversation (24 July 2023): The climate crisis leaves students feeling helpless – what universities can do to empower them
How environment shapes the foundations of healthy development
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2023). Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development: Working Paper No. 16. This working paper (Center of the Developing Child, Harvard University) examines how the built and natural environments - and the systemic factors that shape those environments [...]
Health behaviour in school aged children in Scotland – report published
The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow have shared their latest news in their June 2023 bulletin. This includes the launch of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Scotland 2022 National Report at an event in Edinburgh. The 2022 report can be downloaded from the [...]
Adventure activities – incidents, accidents and near misses
The Forest School Association have shared this IOL webpage on Adventure Activities (complied by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority). This links to reports about incidents, accidents and near misses that have happened in adventure activities or similar, closely related activities.
Types of greenspace and adolescent mental health and well-being in metropolitan London
This journal article in Cities and Health 24 Feb 2023 (advance article) explores the impact of different types of greenspace on the mental health of young people living in London. It draws on analysis of longitudinal data covering 10-15 year old adolescents. The findings indicate a lack of consistent results [...]
