Healio (7/26, Demko) reported, “Protection and restoration of tree canopy in urban green spaces appeared to promote community mental health,” researchers concluded after examining “whether total green space or specific types of green space were linked to better mental health in a sample of 46,786 city-dwelling participants aged 45 years and older from Sydney, Wollongong, and Newcastle, Australia.” Study “data were collected from 2006 through 2009 and follow-up was conducted from 2012 through 2015.” The findings were published online July 26 in JAMA Network Open. The author of an accompanying commentary observed, “Given this potential consequence, the relevance of green space offering peace and quiet for its mental health benefits seems an important topic for further investigation.”
Related Links:
— “Urban green spaces appear to offer mental health benefits, “Savannah Demko, Healio, July 26, 2019