Study finds ‘Forest bathing’ is the route to better mental health for urban youth
Child in the City (29 February 2024) share new study findings from Canada. These show that incorporating nature into how cities are designed can help significantly improve the mental health of young people living in urban settings.
Mental health outdoors resources
Muddy Faces latest bulletin highlights Children’s Mental Health Week and signposts their Health & Wellbeing Outdoors resource page.
Reclaiming school grounds for children’s mental health
Ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week, this blog post shared by Learning Through Landscapes explains why we must maximise the potential of our school grounds to support children’s mental health.
Guidance for Outdoor Mental Health Interventions: IOL releases Statements of Good Practice
The Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) share statements which set out a view on competence when combining mental health and well-being interventions with outdoor learning. This includes a great summary video on ‘An introduction to Outdoor Therapy’ which sets the context for this approach. The primary goal was to develop [...]
The stats support nature for mental health
In their latest bulletin, the Children & Nature Network (C&NN) noted World Mental Health Day . Check out the C&NN handy stat sheet which focuses on nature’s benefits for mental health and well-being. The bulletin also shares an article 4 ways nature improves your mental health. Read more children 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
Eco-anxiety: climate change affects our mental health – here’s how to cope
This article in The Conversation (April 3, 2023) provides some context and tips for coping with eco-anxiety, plus an excellent graphic on ‘Discourses of climate delay’.
Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools
The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow has shared this research in their March 2023 news bulletin. Loneliness is strongly linked with poorer mental health in adolescents, with the impact of loneliness on their mental health varying depending on the school they attend, a new [...]
