Parks and green spaces should feel safe to bolster mental health - University of York

Parks and green spaces should feel safe to bolster mental health Researchers have co-produced a series of short films with people who have experienced mental illness to show the benefits of outdoor spaces.

The researchers were able to show that being outdoors has significant health benefits, but only if the participants feel safe and the spaces were well maintained. 

The team at the University of York aimed to highlight the benefits, but also the barriers that restrict people, especially those with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, from accessing natural outdoor green and blue spaces.