local communities – A New Vision for Mental Health

‘I feel imprisoned’: why loneliness won’t be solved by national planners

Author: Editorial 1st June 2020 0 Comments

“As lockdown eases, the government’s fixation on top-down strategy is risking the mental health of the loneliest citizens” A centralised approach characterises many government schemes in relation to mental health and wellbeing (the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme, for…
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COVID-19, decentralisation, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Jane Dudman, local communities, loneliness, voluntary sector, wellbeing

Locating oneself in the past to influence the present: Impacts of Neolithic landscapes on mental health well-being

Author: Editorial 29th April 2020 0 Comments

This research paper has been published in Health & Place. The abstract says: “There are well-established links between mental health and the environment. Mental illness is a global issue, and international policies increasingly focus on promoting mental health well-being through community-based approaches,…
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Health & Place, Human Henge, local communities, Neolithic landscapes, public health, wellbeing, World heritage sites