Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective

HELLO SOCIAL PRESCRIBING TWITTER! 👋 What better time than #SocialPrescribingWeek to launch the Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective! 🇨🇦 Please help us grow on this platform by liking and retweeting this tweet and by giving us a follow! 🙌 #SocialPrescribing #CSPSC

New integrative review on community-based social prescribing in Nova Scotia, co-authored by @CSPSC_ca members Sophie Bezanson and Laura Colford @DalhousieU, highlights SP program characteristics and key implementation facilitators and barriers. cjcmh.com/doi/abs/10.787…

First episode of Social Rx, a CSPSC podcast, is out now on Spotify and YouTube. Listen to it on your way home: open.spotify.com/show/2WXqFHqPj…

Our new podcast, Social Rx, launches Thursday, April 2. Episode 1, “What even is social prescribing?”, features @l8duong, a health policy PhD candidate and co-founder of CSPSC. Click the notification bell on YouTube to get notified when it goes live: youtu.be/l6kWxqnhpnw?si…

Missed our #SocialPrescribingDay 2026 Celebration? Check out the full recording here – with presentations from the @CISP_ICPS team and CSPSC members/leaders (Tara, Azeria, Nikoo, HanShu, Élyse): youtube.com/live/mf33_e5Sq…

As we head into #SocialPrescribingDay tomrorow, we’re celebrating a movement shaped by communities. 💙 Explore & add your initiative to our Social Prescribing Map - showcasing the impact of #connection, #care, and #community in action. 🔗socialprescribing.ca/search

What if your doctor could prescribe a walking group or a museum visit instead of just medication? Our first Student Blog explores how #SocialPrescribing could support student wellbeing on post-secondary campuses. cspsc.ca/from-the-nhs-t…

🌈 Can #SocialPrescribing help address health inequalities experienced by LGBT+ communities? A new narrative review highlights the strong potential of social prescribing — while also noting the need for more research to strengthen the evidence base. 🔗advances.umw.edu.pl/en/ahead-of-pr…

It’s residency #MatchDay for Canadian medical students 🥳🩺 Wherever you land, we hope you’ll keep championing #SocialPrescribing: connecting people to community, belonging, and prevention 🩵

Free webinar from Hey Neighbour Collective & United Way BC! Innovative Community Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing 🗓 March 6 | ⏰ 10–11:30 AM PST Explore how housing + community partners foster #connection, #belonging & #resilience. 🔗uwbc-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Comedy-on-Prescription trials are launching in the UK! "Stand Up and Shine" explores comedy, #storytelling and creative play as a safe, structured healthcare intervention — with the aim of integrating it into NHS #SocialPrescribing pathways. 🎭 thepharmacist.co.uk/in-practice/co…

🌱 Community gardens can foster social connection and well-being Oyango's research explores cultural food security and the impact of collective community gardening on health. Read about the impact of both her research and the Taste of Home project. ualberta.ca/en/public-heal…

🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 "Identifying social prescribing core outcomes using a Delphi approach: findings and future directions" Read it here: canada.ca/en/public-heal…

Looking to get involved in the social prescribing movement in 2026? ✨ Join the CSPSC as a student member or partner before #SocialPrescribingDay on March 26th to get our monthly newsletter which contains events happening before and on the big day ✨ cspsc.ca/join-us/

Explore this webinar by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health on exploring interventions for social isolation and loneliness in older adults Jan 14, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm EST | Register here: ow.ly/4KZR50XSyc5

✨ 5 winners notified, 15 prizes remaining! ✨ Complete our quick member survey for a chance to win one of 15 remaining $20 Tim Hortons gift cards courtesy of @CISP_ICPS 👉 Click here: docs.google.com/forms/d/10zVnm… Wishing you Happy New Year and a fabulous 2026!

Happy Holidays from CSPSC! Wishing you warmth, rest, and community connection as we head into 2026 🩵✨

A recent @PsychToday article shares that even in a hyper-connected world, #loneliness is rising and #belonging is declining. With more remote and hybrid teams, workplaces play a crucial role in rebuilding #connection. Learn how ⤵️! psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-po…

Its not too late to register for tomorrow's event! We would love to see you there!

Join the CSPSC Medicine Working Group December 10th from 5pm to 6pm PST to hear Darlene Dalby and Peggy Napope talk about Indigenous Perspectives on Social Prescribing! 📍Register here: usask-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist…⁩

Only 6 days to go! 🎉 If you haven’t registered yet, now’s the perfect time. Join us on November 19th at 12 PM EST for Community Roots, National Impact: A Social Prescribing Celebration. We’ll come together to reflect, learn, and celebrate the changemakers driving social prescribing forward across Canada. 🇨🇦 Explore the event agenda and speaker line-up — you won’t want to miss it! ✨ 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/g4_N5A7B #SocialPrescribing #HealthEquity #CommunityHealth #Changemakers