Tag: nature connection
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Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff Winter Workshop- supporting staff connection with nature
Written by Katy Duncan, Youth Participation and Engagement Worker, Innovation Challenge Project Just before the 2025 Christmas break, we gathered for a truly memorable and uplifting continued professional development (CPD) day – one that reminded me of the power of connection: with each other, with nature, and with ourselves. The themes of the day were…
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Young people and nature connection- A case study from the Cairngorm National Park Authority
A partnership project, between Aboyne Academy and the Cairngorms National Park Authority Ranger Service, provided six sessions designed to provide a small group of students with the mental and physical health benefits associated with connecting them to nature. The three students who attended these pilot sessions were barely attending school due to mental health challenges and…