Our Social Prescribing service can support you with your health and wellbeing by connecting you with a range of services and activities in the Bray and North Wicklow community, based on your availability, needs and preferences.
The Social Prescribing team will chat to you about your current needs and interests and will support you to connect with appropriate groups, activities and support. The service is open to anyone living in the Bray and North Wicklow area. Please watch pour video below to learn more about the service and what we offer.
Who is Social Prescribing for?
Social Prescribing is open to anyone who feels they need support with their health & wellbeing, especially if you:
- Would like more social contact
- Would like to improve your emotional wellbeing (e.g. low mood, anxiety)
- Have a long term health condition
- Are new in the community
- Are going through life changing events such as: pregnancy, birth, retirement, bereavement, loss of employment
- Feel socially isolated or lonely
We also run regular free courses and classes - keep an eye on our Events page and social media channels to find out more.
Interested?
Talk to your GP and ask to be referred. Or you can contact our Social Prescribing Team yourself. Phone: (01) 286 8266 or email Alexandra, our Social Prescribing and Wellbeing Coordinator at alex@bnwap.ie or Medbh, our Social Prescribing Link Worker at medbhboyle@bnwap.ie.
See our Social Prescribing Case Study to read about Judy's experience of engaging with the team and taking part in our online Wellbeing Programme.
Useful Resources
HSE Minding Your Wellbeing online programme
This evidence-based programme teaches about practising self-care, mindfulness, gratitude and resilience.
HSE Your Mental Health website:
A wide range of resources, information and supports to help you mind your mental health.
Minding Your Mental Health
Multilingual video messages presented by doctors and other health professionals in Romanian, Polish, Arabic, English, French, Lithuanian, Russian, Irish and Portuguese.
