Social, cultural and community engagement and mental health: cross-disciplinary, co-produced research agenda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing cross-disciplinary research on the relationship between individuals' social, cultural and community engagement (SCCE) and mental health. SCCE includes engagement in the arts, culture and heritage, libraries and literature, sports and nature activities, volunteering, and community groups. Research has demonstrated the effects of these activities both on the prevention and management of mental illness. However, it remains unclear whether current research is focusing on the research questions that are of most immediate urgency and relevance to policy and practice.

Aims

The current project was funded as part of the UK Research and Innovation cross-disciplinary mental health network programme to develop and co-produce a new cross-disciplinary resear

SUBMITTER: Fancourt D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7791563 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature