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Charting Our Journey: Developing a Theory of Change for the Abundance Project
A blog about connecting lived experience with theory and practice to cultivate equitable systemic change in mental health. Rooted in Abundance At the Abundance Project, we’re grounded in the belief that abundance is not something external or aspirational. Abundance already exists within our communities. Whether in cultural practice, ecological knowledge, collective resilience, or place-based creativity,…
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Imagining and Co-creating a More Livable City: Livable Cities Conference 2025
By Dr Silke Zschomler, Research Fellow on The Abundance Project. From the 16-18 July, I had the exciting opportunity to represent the Abundance project at the AMPS (Architecture Media Politics Society) Livable Cities Conference 2025. The setting for this interdisciplinary conference was Barcelona, often ranked as one of the world’s most livable cities, particularly regarding…
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Connect: North Korea at the APPG – a Moment of Collective Power
Last month, Abundance Project participants Connect: North Korea’s team were honoured to speak at the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) event on North Korean and Ukrainian solidarity in the face of increasing Russian aggression, held at Westminster. It was a powerful moment to share our vision for justice and collective care with policymakers, allies, and advocates…
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Establishing a Community of Practice and Lived Experience Storytelling
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:…
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Community Sharing Event: Work Package 1 & 2 Findings
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…
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Reflections on Mental Health First Aid Training – Nasra Abdullahi, The Reach Foundation
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…
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Refugee Week 2025 – A Message from Connect: North Korea
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…
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An Introduction to The Abundance Project
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,…