Nature & Mental Health Resources
How can nature benefit my mental health?
Mind.org.uk (2021)
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/nature-and-mental-health/how-nature-benefits-mental-health/
Nature: How connecting with nature benefits our mental health
Mental Health Foundation (2021)
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/MHAW21_NATURE%20REPORT_ENG_web.pdf
Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing.
Nature.com Scientific Reports (2019)
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44097-3
Human–Animal Interactions: Expressions of Wellbeing through a “Nature Language”
by R. Yerbury & S. Lukey, National library of Medicine (2021)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8067212/
Mental health facts and statistics
Mind.org.uk (2020)
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/statistics-and-facts-about-mental-health/how-common-are-mental-health-problems/#References
NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24
https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nhs-mental-health-implementation-plan-2019-20-2023-24.pdf