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October 23, 2025Community Mental Health JournalOpen Access

Service User Experiences and Perspectives of Social Prescribing Services for Mental Health

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MCMatthew D. CooperNIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research CentreDFDarren FlynnNorthumbria UniversityJSJason ScottNorthumbria University

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals engagement challenges in social prescribing services for mental health, suggesting improvements.

Key Points

  • Limited understanding of mental health benefits was found among service users engaging with social prescribing services.
  • Of eighteen participants, only ten could accurately explain what social prescribing is, highlighting knowledge gaps.
  • Assessment included semi-structured interviews based on the Theoretical Domains Framework to analyze service user experiences.
  • Findings point to the need for enhancing awareness and accessibility of social prescribing services for mental health.

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Cooper et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68fa32a40df2e6cd2f742236https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-025-01534-0
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