Nature-based approaches: a mixed methods study of facilitators and barriers to implementation in CAMHS.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing evidence that spending time with or in nature can be beneficial for health and wellbeing. Emerging evidence suggests potential benefits for staff and service users in healthcare settings, yet little is known about how to put Nature-based approaches (NBAs) into practice within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) setting. The CAMHS Goes Wild project in Southwest England aimed to explore the implementation of NBAs within CAMHS, examining staff attitudes and understanding to identify potential benefits and challenges through a mixed methods study.

Methods

The study involved three phases of data collection: an online survey with two waves, the first wave prior to the training, and the second four months post-training, and semi-struc

SUBMITTER: Mitchell SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature