With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor's order

With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor’s order

Doctors are writing “social prescriptions” to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.

With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor's order

Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia. (Image credit: Frank Frost)

Short stays for carers and those living with dementia - Murray Pioneer

AN initiative promoting increased wellbeing for those living with dementia is set to run in the Riverland. Even as a teenager, Resthaven project officer Sarah Stamoulis felt a pull to support older people living with dementia. At 14, she was...