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Food for the mind
The project took place at the Acacia Unit, a rehabilitation
unit working with service users who have long-term
mental health needs. The service users helped to create
community gardens within the hospital,and the local area,
providing the opportunity for hospital patients and
members of the community to benefit from horticultural
therapy activities. .
The project worked with the service users to improve their
mental and physical wellbeing, supporting recovery on the
road to living meaningful and fulfilling lives in their
communities. Sessions aimed to reduce social isolation
and develop positive roles and routines which have been
shown to reduce relapse rates and the need for future
hospital admission
Greater Manchester has some of the highest rates of
mental health problems in England. The NHS North
Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group area, where
this project is targeted, is the 6th worst performing in the
country out of 209.
Our case study provides more information about project
aims, outcomes and challenges.
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Why can’t hospitals
grow their own food?
In partnership with North
Manchester General, and
funded by the NHS we
delivered the Green Minds
project to do exactly that.
Copyright Sow the City 2020
Sow the City is a CIC
registered in England
company no. 6872177
Cherelle Blythe, Senior
Occupational Therapist, Acacia Unit
The Green Minds Project has
successfully worked together with
service users whom experience
enduring mental health problems
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