Rachel Sumner – A New Vision for Mental Health

A walk on the wild side: How interactions with non-companion animals might help reduce human stress

Author: Editorial 9th April 2020 0 Comments

This research article, by Rachel Sumner and Anne Goodenough, has been published in People and Nature . The abstract says: “1. The literature addressing the potential for nature and natural environments to reduce stress and improve health outcomes has a relative paucity of…
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a wellbeing society

Animal assisted therapy, Anne Goodenough, biophilia, cortisol, nature, non-companion animals, People and Nature, Rachel Sumner, Research, stress

‘Light in dark places’: exploring qualitative data from a longitudinal study using creative arts as a form of social prescribing

Author: Editorial 18th September 2019 0 Comments

This research, published in Arts & Health (“An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice”), was carried out by Mark Redmond, Rachel Sumner, Diane Crone and Samantha Hughes from the University of Gloucestershire. The research abstract says: “Background: This paper draws on a longitudinal…
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a wellbeing society

art therapy, arts, Diane Crone, longitudinal research, Mark Redmond, primary care, qualitative, Rachel Sumner, Research, Samantha Hughes, social prescribing, wellbeing

New study provides evidence that art courses can improve mental wellbeing

Author: Editorial 26th November 2018 0 Comments

An article (March 2018) by Rachel Sumner on the PsyPost website says: “Researchers at the University of Gloucestershire have recently evaluated data from nearly 1,300 primary care patients in South West England, finding a course of arts-on-prescription to provide a significant…
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collaborative practice

Artlift, arts, arts-on-prescription, Diane Crone, European Journal of Public Health, PsyPost, Rachel Sumner, social prescribing, University of Gloucester