• Dose of Nature delivers ‘nature prescriptions’ for people struggling with a wide range of mental health difficulties
  
  
• Hundreds of research studies have demonstrated that spending time in the natural environment improves mental health
  
  
• People undergo a comprehensive assessment by an experienced psychologist and then matched with a trained Dose of Nature volunteer
  
  
• 8 week 1-1 programme encourages YP to connect with nature and make lifestyle changes that will have a lasting impact on their mental wellbeing
  
  
• Based in Richmond, it has plans to go to 3 other London boroughs and create new hubs outside London starting in Guildford
  
  
• Majority of referrals from GPs and working with Integrated Care Boards and local councils to try and get secure statutory funding
  
  
• Building the case for nature interventions to be included in NICE guidelines as an alternative to medication and traditional psychological interventions
  
  
• Chimo is funding the appointment of a new psychologist to increase Dose of Nature’s reach from 60 YP to 150 per year

Visit: www.doseofnature.org.uk