An article from The Guardian outlines the benefits that volunteering could have for your mental health.
JVN has launched a pilot scheme recently with NHS GP's practices in North London for "social presciribing".
It was an initiative by a JVN volunteer who worked tirelessly to establish working relationships with GPs and mental health organisations to refer people with mild depression to volunteering.
Referrals are coming through and patients are helped on a one to one basis to find a suitable volunteering role.
JVN can also assign a mentor to the volunteer for support to make the volunteering a success.
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