Australian and UK Perspectives on Social Prescribing Implementation Research: Theory, Measurement, Resourcing and Discovery to Ensure Health Equity
Health & Social Care in the Community,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
2025(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
There
has
been
a
rapid
increase
in
the
delivery
of
social
prescribing
globally
recent
years.
However,
lack
theoretical
framework,
diversity
interventions
and
outcome
measures,
ongoing
resources
to
provide
services
equitably
coordinated
research
agenda
make
it
challenging
for
practitioners
know
how
best
put
into
practice.
This
paper
summarises
perspectives
from
29
UK
Australian
authors
sets
course
future
implementation
four
key
areas:
theory,
measurement,
resourcing
equity,
discovery
(big
questions
on
agenda).
Eight
recommendations
are
made:
(1)
multilevel
or
systems
theory
frameworks
should
inform
programme
design
implementation;
(2)
methods
be
developed
collaboration
with
participants
service
providers;
(3)
core
set
measures
complemented
by
framework‐specific
measures;
(4)
factors
at
multiple
levels
included
ensure
comprehensive
understanding
experience
value
prescribing;
(5)
funding
models
that
community
sector
organisations
providing
programmes
well
supported;
(6)
stakeholders
could
advocate
equitable
through
dialogue
knowledge
translation;
(7)
focus
barriers
enablers
engagement
marginalised
populations;
(8)
link
workers’
experiences
prescribing.
Emphasising
health
equity
asset‐based
development,
our
perspective
positions
not
merely
as
response
individual
needs
but
catalyst
broader
societal
transformation.
Язык: Английский
Social prescribing for suicide prevention: a proposed model for Australia
Frontiers in Public Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Март 24, 2025
Suicidality
is
a
devastating
and
burdensome
experience
that
can
be
result
of
complex
psychological,
biological
social
factors.
Social
prescribing
could
well
suited
to
address
the
diverse
non-clinical
needs
people
experiencing
suicidality.
International
Australian
evidence
indicates
provides
an
effective
acceptable
approach.
To
suicide
risk
rates
in
community,
community-based
approaches
are
visible,
readily
accessible
social,
practical
or
non-medical
needed.
We
propose
model
for
prevention
implemented
Australia
either
as
specific
purpose
service
within
existing
trials,
with
relevant
modifications
tailored
prevention.
Drawing
upon
from
literature
panel
experts,
we
make
recommendations
implementing
Australia,
discuss
some
system-wide
requirements
support
access
scaling
up
these
models.
Язык: Английский