Investment theme: Improving health and well-being
Purpose:
To deliver women only focussed trail therapy sessions using mountain bike group rides to reduce social isolation and loneliness, focusing on suicide prevention and promoting positive mental health and wellbeing.
Year of grant: 16/3/2024
FR Number: FR-0076137
Amount awarded: £2000
Location: Aviemore
Full description
Developing MTB in Scotland/Scottish Cycling regulate Trail Therapy. A therapeutic intervention using MTB group rides by specifically trained leaders to reduce social isolation/loneliness focusing on suicide prevention and promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through dialectical behaviour therapy linking the benefits of physical activity in nature.
I'm a trained SMHFA and Trail Therapy leader and will deliver this programme 01/04/24-31/03/2025 in 4x5 week half day session blocks for 8 referred or self referred adult women with a mental ill health diagnosis with two MTB female leaders. The £5000 will cover the cost of the two British Cycling Level 2 MTB Guides and Trail Therapy Practitioner for a total of 20 x half day sessions, bike hire and all PPE for 8 riders per session.
