Children encouraged to garden and fish in project on tackling loneliness

Children are to be “prescribed” activities including gardening, fishing and going to museums as part of research aiming to tackle loneliness among young people.

The project, involving nine to 13-year-olds, will track how effective so-called social prescribing is in reducing feelings of isolation, mental health difficulties, improving school attendance and how cost effective it is.

Social prescribing is described by the as an approach which connects people to activities, groups, and services in their community