Health Matters – Walking the walk: Adventurous Nursing

The Activities Development Service (Coasters) find ways of engaging with users of the mental health services using a non-medical model of approach, and a philosophy of shared experience and challenge, through sport and outdoor activities to promote recovery and challenge negative perceptions. The lecture will discuss the impact of the approach in terms of well being and development, and in terms of the growing movement fuelled by participants, on the National and International stage.