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Thrive Outdoors 2023 - 2024 Impact Report - Inspiring Scotland

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Thrive Outdoors 2023 – 2024 Impact Report

Thrive Outdoors would like to thank all the partners and supporters from across the private, public and voluntary sectors we have collaborated with over the past year.

From generous and committed funders partnering with us, to charities and organisations and their dedicated teams working directly with people and communities across Scotland, through to the network of specialist volunteers giving their time and expertise to help transform lives.

By working together we can ensure a sustainable Scotland where our children and young people can play, learn and thrive outdoors.

29.11.2022

Impact of gender-based violence and abuse on the mental health needs of women, young people and children

Evidence from the Delivering Equally Safe (DES) funded organisations and from other studies has shown that “experiences of violence and abuse against women, young people and children can be the cause of mental ill health, and those experiences can exacerbate existing mental health issues.” A report has been pulled together looking the evidence of the

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09.03.2021

A Practitioner’s Guide: Therapeutic Powers of Play

  ‘Birds fly, fish swim, children play’ -Garry L. Landreth, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship In this week’s guest blog we hear from Deidre a play therapist based in Ireland who shares the therapeutic benefits of play and some handy play tips and activities for both parents and practitioners.        

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04.06.2020

10 Cups and Downs

Part of Thrive Outdoors Make Time For Outdoor Play – a downloadable series of resources developed to support outdoor play during COVID-19.

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