Resources
The Future of LGBTQ+ Life and Advocacy for Older Adults
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
From the Article: For the estimated 3 million LGBTQ Americans age 50 and older, the past five decades have brought triumphs that were once unimaginable, from the birth of the pride movement to marriage equality. …
Social Prescribing and Creative Aging Resources
Research and Studies | 2023
The following resources include research and studies, reports, programs, and initiatives on social prescribing developed, researched, and/or supported by Tasha Golden, PhD, Director of Research at the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins …
Social Prescribing for the Arts: A Promising Framework for Arts & Health Collaboration in the U.S. & Beyond
Videos | 2023
In this roundtable discussion, we explore the emerging research and practices of social prescribing for the arts (SPA) in the U.S. and other countries with arts and health professionals; Tasha Golden, PhD, Director of Research at …
What is Social Prescribing? (Video)
Videos | 2018
From the YouTube Description: This short animation explains what it social prescribing is, how it works and the benefits to individuals’ health and wellbeing.
Why Some Doctors Are Prescribing Ballroom Dance or a Day at the Museum
via Time Magazine | Articles and Blog Posts | 2022
An Excerpt from the Article: Hashmi had, in effect, written Ruth a social prescription, in which a clinician refers a patient to a community or cultural activity such as an art club, music performance, dance …
A Radical Plan to Treat Covid’s Mental Health Fallout
via Wired Magazine | Articles and Blog Posts | 2021
From the Article: The NHS is trialling a new approach to tackling physical and mental health issues: ask what really matters.
Rx: Community – Social Prescribing in Ontario
Programs and Initiatives | 2018
From the Website: September 2018 marked the launch of an exciting chapter at Alliance as we initiated a first-of-its-kind pilot project in Ontario, called Rx: Community – Social Prescribing. As we learned about the core values …
Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing
Websites
From the Website: The Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP) is a new national hub to link people and share practices that connect people to community-based supports and services that can help improve their health …
New Report by UCL Researchers Links Participating in Arts and Culture to Longer, Healthier Lives
Reports | 2023
From the Website: Since 2017, we have published over 70 academic papers linking arts and culture engagement to people’s health and wellbeing at a population level. Today, we are pleased to be releasing a new summary …
Establishing Internationally Accepted Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Social Prescribing Through Expert Consensus: A Delphi Study
via MedRxiv | Research and Studies | 2022
From the Abstract: Introduction With the social prescribing movement gaining traction globally, there is a need for an agreed definition of social prescribing. There are two types of definitions – conceptual and operational, meaning agreement on …