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Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: a new green care approach

Jason Davies Orcid Logo, Mark McKenna, Jon Bayley, Kate Denner, Hayley Young

Journal of Mental Health, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 350 - 357

Swansea University Authors: Jason Davies Orcid Logo, Hayley Young

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/09638237.2020.1714001

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BackgroundThe positive impact of the outdoors on physical and mental health is increasingly being evidenced. However the impact on vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals engaging in group based sustainable building construction has not been examined.AimsTo provide the first pragmatic examination o...

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ISSN: 0963-8237 1360-0567
Published: Informa UK Limited 2020
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Hayley Young
title_short Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: a new green care approach
title_full Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: a new green care approach
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