Work Package 1, led by Dr Meg Jensen, Kingston University, involved establishing a community of practice and using lived experience storytelling to understand our feelings around nature, culture and mental wellbeing. The word ‘abundance’ in the name of our project, The Abundance Project, refers to a key tenet of our approach to tackling health inequalities: […]
On the 9th of May we had our first in-person event, bringing together all Community Voice Champions, Co-Investigators and members of the core team. Hosted at Kingston University, this event was intended as an opportunity for the research team to ‘sense check’ their findings together with the Community Voice Champions to identify any gaps, elaborate […]
As part of The Abundance Project, Kingston University’s Associate Professor of Mental Health Nursing, Louise Howard, offered a 2-day course on Mental Health First Aid training to members of The Abundance Project team. This included for both the research team and Community Voice Champions. Upon completion, attendees became certified Mental Health First Aiders, received their […]
As an organisation working directly with North Korean escapees in the UK, we know how vital culturally sensitive, trauma-informed wellbeing support is; and how often it is missing. At Connect North Korea, we support individuals who have experienced unimaginable trauma. Many of our service users face ongoing challenges including social isolation, language barriers, and limited […]
Hello, and welcome to The Abundance Project’s blog. My name is Anna, and I’m the Community Engagement Officer. I’ll be coordinating most of the content you’ll see on this blog, as well as attending community events hosted by our Community Research Hubs and related to our project’s ambition of improving social prescribing services for Black, […]