What is social prescribing?When we feel sick, we’re often asked “What’s the matter with you?” But around the world, teams of doctors, therapists, and social workers have started to flip the script, asking “What matters to you?” Instead of solely pharmaceutical prescriptions, they offer ‘social prescriptions’—referrals to resources and activities in our own communities
Operationally defined as a way for clinical and community professionals to refer people to “non-medical supports and services”, social prescriptions are radically changing health and healthcare in more than thirty countries. Read “the definitive book on social prescribing” to learn more.
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,”“filled with humor”, and a “blueprint for rethinking healthcare”, THE CONNECTION CURE (Simon & Schuster) shows how social prescribing can radically transform how we think about medicine.
In it, journalist Julia Hotz travels around the world to report on the ways social prescriptions can treat a wide range of conditions —sea-swimming lessons for depression, “culture vitamins” for anxiety, a fishing club for ADHD, a farm-based day-care for dementia, a phone-buddy program for social isolation, and many more.
As the first book on social prescribing, THE CONNECTION CURE offers moving patient success stories, surprising scientific research, intricate histories, compelling healthcare system case studies and actionable wellness tips helping all of us live with more joy, purpose, and connection.
