Mental Health & Wellbeing

A surprising number of signatories of our petition when asked “Why do you object?” refer to mental health. You can read more on this topic in an academic article but it’s abstract is really quite succinct:

“There is an urgent global need for accessible and cost-effective pro-mental health infrastructure. Public green spaces were officially designated in the 19th century, informed by a belief that they might provide health benefits. We outline modern research evidence that greenspace can play a pivotal role in population-level mental health.”
The importance of greenspace for mental health – Jo Barton & Mike Rogerson

A government department, the UK Health Security Agency even has a lot to say on this topic.

“We’ve known for some time that good quality natural landscape in urban areas can affect how people feel. It reduces stress and sadness, lifts the mood and makes us feel better.
The benefit of these green and blue spaces, and the mechanisms by which they work, are varied”
— Stephen Morton, UK Health Security Agency

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