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Personalised Care

Personalised care is a key driver of the NHS of the future, shifting the focus from what is the matter with someone, to what matters to someone. Founder Richard Chapman is a lived experience member of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board's Strategic Co-Production group for Personalised Care, My Life Choices, and delivers Climbing Matters as part of the Green Social Prescribing initiative.

Adventure Mind

Adventure Mind is a conference series exploring the importance of adventure to wellbeing and mental health. It is for everyone who is interested in understanding the connection between adventure and wellbeing, and our founder Rich was invited to give a keynote speech about Climbing Matters at the event in 2023, where he told his story of trauma, recovery and hope.

Everyday Adventure Podcast

Nicki Bass - a psychologist and Army veteran - hosts a podcast about how to live more adventurously wherever you are. As part of the Adventure Mind mini-series, we talk about the psychology behind adventure including building resilience, connecting with others and gaining perspective.

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White Fox Talking

Finding Our Way Podcast

The British Mountaineering Council's 'Finding Our Way' Podcast champions diverse outdoor voices and is proudly sponsored by Berghaus. Presented by broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota, in this episode Rich talks about grief and the healing power of climbing.

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Read about Social Prescribing

Climbing Matters was initially funded by NHS England, DEFRA and Sport England, as part of the national Green Social Prescribing program. This 2 year, multi-million pound program studied the positive effect that outdoor, social activities have on mental health and the report is available to read on DEFRA's research webs

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Read about how it's going

Rich delivers Climbing Matters initially in partnership with groups like Turning Point and Nottingham City Council, drawing on his own experiences as a Co-Active Lived Experience Coach with National Voices, the leading coalition of health and social care charities in England. The British Mountaineering Council interviewed Rich after the initial success of the program in Nottingham, to see how it was going and how it was being expanded to a wider audience...

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Downloads

Read about how professional climbing and walking guides can use Green Social Prescribing to help people improve their mental health - The Professional Mountaineer is the official magazine of the Mountain Training Association.

The Professional Mountaineer Magazine, Spring 2024 (pdf)

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Contact Us

We are always happy to chat

If you are interested in collaboration, speaking, events or interviews with our founder, please email at the address below

richardc@climbingmatters.co.uk

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