Resources
The Future of LGBTQ+ Life and Advocacy for Older Adults
Articles and Blog Posts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …