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Why This Matters Social prescribing has the potential to significantly improve wellbeing and quality of life for autistic people by connecting them to meaningful activities and community support. However, autistic people currently face substantial barriers in accessing and benefiting from social prescribing at every stage of the pathway. Poorly matched or rushed social prescribing can worsen anxi…

It’s been a while since our last SBB Spotlight, a feature where we chat to our team members about their projects and interests, including those outside of work, and find out how they got to where they are. In this edition, meet Dr Robert Booth, Research Fellow and Trial Manager within the group. He’s currently working on two national trials exploring youth social prescribing as a community-based …

In celebration of Social Prescribing Day we’re bringing together highlights from the team’s last year of work on the topic of social prescribing. This includes our activities as the National Centre for Social Prescribing Data and Analysis as well as hosts of the Social Prescribing Youth Network. Read on to learn about landmark pieces of research, free resources for practitioners and opportunities…

Join us online on Monday, 20th April, 12 – 1pm BST to connect with other network members and hear about SPYN’s latest learnings and future plans. The Social Prescribing Youth Network (SPYN) is a free network for anyone interested in social prescribing for children, young people and families. In our next Member Meetup we’ll be holding space for members to share their experiences, questions and ide…

Daisy Fancourt, Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology and Head of the Social Biobehavioural Research Group at UCL, has been announced as the new UNESCO Chair in Arts and Global Health. A UNESCO Chair is a team led by a higher education or research institution that partne Professor Daisy Fancourt named as new UNESCO Chair, advancing knowledge and practice in Arts and Global Health This new d…

About the webinar Join us for an exciting webinar presenting the latest research from our project at University College London, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh: WE-EngAGE. Across two years, we’ve explored how leisure activities shape mental, physical, and cognitive wellbeing in later life, and what the barriers and enablers that influence participation are. The webinar will show…

In February 2026 we held our Youth Social Prescribing Symposium at London’s Southbank Centre, bringing together 40 attendees in the room and more than 150 people online to discuss latest research, policy and practice in the field. This was the culmination of our last year of work with the Social Prescribing Youth Network (SPYN) and as part of the event we launched two new free resources together …