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US colleges pioneer social prescriptions for student mental health
Original: 'This is the first time I've touched grass': Inside the U.S. colleges pioneering social prescriptions
Some U.S. colleges are experimenting with 'social prescriptions' - non-clinical interventions such as time outdoors, social activities and community connection - to support student mental health. The Hechinger Report takes readers inside these programmes, including one student's remark that outdoor time marked the first time they had 'touched grass' in a while. The approach reflects growing concern about campus wellbeing and loneliness.
Why now: Rising concern over student mental health and interest in alternatives to traditional counselling is drawing attention to these campus programmes.
U.S. collegesThe Hechinger Report
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- 'This is the first time I've touched grass': Inside the U.S. colleges pioneering social prescriptions · The Hechinger Report
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