The Abundance Project: Enhancing Cultural & Green Inclusion in Social Prescribing in Southwest London to Address Ethnic Inequalities in Mental Health

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• 批准号: AH/Z505481/1
• 负责人: Maria Chatzichristodoulou
• 金额: $ 134.66万
• 依托单位: University of the Arts London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FZ505481%2F1
• 关键词: Abundance; Project; Enhancing; Cultural; Green

Context:In the United Kingdom Black, minority ethnic, and refugee communities have far poorer mental health (MH) outcomes[1] and greater barriers to professional help compared to the general population[2,3]. Over 95% of Black, minority and refugee communities reside in unhealthy urban environments[4] where city stressors such as air pollution, overcrowding, and limited access to green spaces[5] increase common mental disorders[6] and contribute to severe mental illnesses[1]. These inequalities are increased by the uneven impact of Covid-19[7,8] and increased costs of living which are 1.6 times higher than white households (New Economics Foundation data).Research shows that when people actively engage with cultural and green community assets (CGCA), such as art galleries[9,10], museums, natural spaces[11,12], and community groups, this benefits their MH and wellbeing[13,14]. Social prescribing (SP) may help to direct underserved groups to CGCAs, which could reduce MH disparities[15,16]. Challenge:Black, ethnic minority and refugee communities, who live in poorer South West London boroughs (and other cities across the UK) are at greatest risk of poor MH but they are the least likely groups to engage with CCGAs or SP systems[4,17,18]. Research is needed to find ways to engage CGCAs in health systems[19] and to create more opportunities for Black, minority ethnic and refugee communities to benefit from engaging with them.

背景：在英国，与普通人群相比，黑人、少数族裔和难民社区的心理健康 (MH) 结果要差得多[1]，获得专业帮助的障碍也更大[2,3]。超过 95% 的黑人、少数族裔和难民社区居住在不健康的城市环境[4]中，空气污染、过度拥挤和绿色空间有限[5]等城市压力因素增加了常见的精神障碍[6]，并导致严重的精神疾病[1]。这些不平等现象因 Covid-19[7,8] 的不均匀影响和比白人家庭高 1.6 倍的生活成本增加而加剧（新经济基金会数据）。研究表明，当人们积极参与文化和绿色社区资产时（CGCA），例如美术馆[9,10]、博物馆、自然空间[11,12]和社区团体，这有利于他们的精神健康和福祉[13,14]。社会处方 (SP) 可能有助于将服务不足的群体引导至 CGCA，从而减少 MH 差异[15,16]。挑战：居住在较贫穷的伦敦西南部行政区（以及英国其他城市）的黑人、少数族裔和难民社区遭受贫困 MH 的风险最大，但他们是最不可能参与 CCGA 或 SP 系统的群体[4， 17,18]。需要研究找到让 CGCA 参与卫生系统的方法[19]，并为黑人、少数族裔和难民社区创造更多机会，让他们从参与中受益。