What is social prescribing?The home of “the definitive book on social prescribing”
Inspired by Indigenous wisdom, positive psychology, holistic healing, lifestyle and integrative medicine, palliative care, and all kinds of therapies, social prescribing invites health workers to prescribe community resources and activities—like art classes and sea swimming lessons—the same way they prescribe pills and therapies. It’s been operationally defined as a way for clinical and community professionals to refer people to “non-medical supports and services … to improve their health and strengthen their connections.”
Instead of asking, “What’s the matter with you?”, social prescribing asks, “What matters to you?”
This website aims to crowdsource social prescribing research, resources, and real-person testimonies, with tools to help you rediscover what matters to you.
OUR BOOK
Praised as “provocative,” “hopeful,” and “filled with humor, integrity, and great storytelling… sure to change lives and the world”, this book shows the revolutionary potential of social prescribing to transform our health, our healthcare, and our own wellbeing. From the aspiring novelist whose art workshop helps her cope with trauma symptoms and rediscover her joy, to the passionate researcher whose swimming course helps her taper off antidepressants, THE CONNECTION CURE chronicles science and stories that brings a long-known theory to life: if we can change our environment, we can change our health. By reconnecting to what matters to us, we can all start to feel better.
