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Creating SPACES for young people’s wellbeing

Stephanie RaySamuel Hugh-Jones By Neil Humphrey, Stephanie Ray and Samuel Hugh-Jones Filed Under: Education, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: September 12, 2024

Adolescent wellbeing is a predictor of school attainment, adult mental health, relationships, and socioeconomic outcomes. However, the wellbeing of young people in the UK has significantly decreased in the last two decades. Current research into creative health has found increasingly positive links between supporting participation in arts, culture, entertainment,and sports (SPACES) and young people’s wellbeing. […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, local government, loneliness, mental health, schools, sport

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