Health Economics-Informed Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis of a Nature-Based Social Prescribing Craft and Horticulture Programme for Mental Health and Well-Being.

Holly Whiteley¹, Mary Lynch², Ned Hartfiel¹, Andrew Cuthbert^3,4, William Beharrell⁴, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards¹

¹Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME), Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2PZ, UK.

²Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, D02 YN77 Dublin, Ireland.

³School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4EP, UK.

⁴The Fathom Trust, Llanfellte Farm, Bwlch LD3 7JL, UK.

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Abstract

Demand for mental health support has exerted unprecedented pressure on statutory services. Innovative solutions such as Green or Nature-Based Social Prescribing (NBSP) programmes may help address unmet need, improve access to personalised treatment, and support the sustainable delivery of primary services within a prevention model of population health. We piloted an innovative health economics-inf…

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Other Funding

Accelerate Wales sponsored this project, which was also partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The Life Science Hub Wales led the study in partnership with three Welsh Universities.(Project Number: PR-0372)

MeSH Terms

Humans0Mental Health*Adult0Male0Female0Middle Aged0Cost-Benefit Analysis0Mental Disorders*Horticultural Therapy*Social Prescribing0

Keywords

forecastgreen crafthealth economicshorticulturemental healthnature basednature-based interventions (NBIs)preventionsocial cost–benefitsocial prescribingsocial return on investment (SROI)social valuewell-being

Article Info

PMID: 40869770
PMCID: PMC12386064
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22081184
Received: April 25, 2025
Accepted: July 28, 2025

How to Cite

Whiteley H et al. Health Economics-Informed Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis of a Nature-Based Social Prescribing Craft and Horticulture Programme for Mental Health and Well-Being. Int J Environ Res Public Health2025;22(8) doi:10.3390/ijerph22081184

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