MARCH: Social, Cultural and Community Assets for Mental Health

“MARCH”网络提出，弹性社区资产是心理健康（M-ARC-H）的核心，并致力于推进研究这些资产在增强公众心理健康和福祉，预防心理疾病和支持那些生活在心理健康状况的影响。具体而言，它将促进我们对社会，文化和社区资产的影响的理解，包括艺术，文化，遗产，图书馆，公园，社区花园，分配，休闲中心，志愿者协会，社交俱乐部和社区团体，其中预计在英国有100万。该网络将汇集一个学科专家组的研究人员与一个政策组的主要国家政策机构，一个病人公众参与小组的国家精神卫生慈善机构，和一个社区参与小组的国家组织。在三年的时间里，我们的网络将把研究与政策和实践结合起来，以解决这一领域的研究优先事项，方法和实施的关键问题;了解和解决动员社区资产的障碍;并为下一代研究人员提供培训和支持。具体来说，我们的网络将解决两个核心工作流（WS）组织的问题：WS 1。跨学科研究和挑战：（a）从跨学科的角度来看，有哪些证据表明社区资产如何以及为什么影响公共卫生和福祉以及有精神健康问题的人的生活，未来研究的差距在哪里？(b)我们如何使用跨学科的方法为不同的利益相关者和用户提供有意义的数据？WS2。参与和获得创新机会的公平性：（a）联合王国人口中，从人口和地理上看，目前有哪些人参与这些方案，参与情况如何因心理健康而异？(b)目前在个人、组织和政策层面的参与有哪些障碍和推动因素，我们如何制定创新方法来加强参与，特别是在弱势群体中？这项研究工作将得到丰富的影响力、参与和培训活动的补充该网络与澳大利亚人权委员会和经济、社会和文化权利委员会的战略优先事项相一致，与湄公河委员会的优先事项也有次要关系。（通过审议社区资产和社会处方在支持心理健康医疗办法方面的作用），NERC（通过探索绿色空间的影响）和EPSRC（通过关注技术为推动研究向前发展提供的机会）。它也是根据网络加研究议程设计的。除了前面Je-S部分已经讨论过的目标之外，它还应对议程中提到的许多心理健康挑战。例如，电话规范指出，只有25%的精神健康问题患者接受持续治疗。虽然有公认的经济和资源限制，提供足够的心理健康服务，该网络建议集中在现有的社区资产可以发挥的作用，在英国提供支持，包括那些在等待名单上的更广泛的人。作为另一个例子，呼吁规范提出，70%的儿童和青少年有心理健康问题，在较早的年龄没有得到适当的干预。该网络将涉及与政策制定者和社区组织合作，以了解研究如何帮助克服获取障碍，以吸引更多的年轻人和难以接触的人。总的来说，该网络将寻求理解和支持未来的研究，以了解如何调动社区资产，以鼓励更有弹性的个人和社区更好地了解和自我管理心理健康的能力。

The 'MARCH' Network proposes that Assets for Resilient Communities lie at the heart of Mental Health (M-ARC-H) and is dedicated to advancing research into the impact of these assets in enhancing public mental health and wellbeing, preventing mental illness and supporting those living with mental health conditions. Specifically, it will advance our understanding of the impact of social, cultural and community assets including the arts, culture, heritage, libraries, parks, community gardens, allotments, leisure centres, volunteer associations, social clubs and community groups, of which there are an anticipated 1 million in the UK. The network will bring together a Disciplinary Expert Group of researchers with a Policy Group of major national policy bodies, a Patient Public Involvement Group of national mental health charities, and a Community Engagement Group of national organisations. Across three years, our network will unite research with policy and practice to tackle critical questions of research priorities, methods, and implementation in this field; understand and resolve barriers to mobilising community assets; and provide training and support to the next generation of researchers.Specifically, our network will address questions organised in two core work streams (WS):WS1. Cross-disciplinary research and challenges: (a) What evidence is there, from a cross-disciplinary perspective, for how and why community assets impact on public health and wellbeing and the lives of those living with mental health problems, and where are the gaps for future research? (b) How can we use a cross-disciplinary approach to provide meaningful data to different stakeholders and users?WS2. Equity of engagement and access innovation: (a) Who amongst the UK population, demographically and geographically, currently engages with these programmes and how does participation vary dependent on mental health? (b) What are the current barriers and enablers to engagement at an individual, organisational and policy level and how can we develop innovative approaches to enhance engagement, especially amongst the vulnerable?This research work will be complemented by a rich portfolio of impact, engagement and training activities (see 'Impact Summary').This network aligns with strategic priorities of the AHRC and ESRC as well as having a secondary relevance to the priorities of the MRC (through its consideration of the role of community assets and social prescribing to support medical approaches to mental health), NERC (through its exploration of the impact of green spaces) and EPSRC (through its focus on the opportunities provided by technology for driving research forwards). It has also been designed in response to the Network Plus Research Agenda. In addition to the objectives already discussed in the prior Je-S section, it is responsive to many of the mental health challenges cited in the agenda. For example, the call specification noted that only 25% of people with mental health problems receive ongoing treatment. Whilst there are recognised economic and resource constraints with delivering sufficient mental health services, this Network proposes to focus on the role that existing community assets could play in providing support to a much wider range of people in the UK including those on waiting lists. As another example, the call specification raised that 70% of children and adolescents with mental health problems have not had appropriate interventions at an earlier age. This Network will involve working with policy makers and community organisations to see how research could help overcome barriers to access with the aim of engaging more young people and those who are hard to reach. Overall, the network will seek to understand and support future research into how community assets could be mobilised to encourage more resilient individuals and communities with a greater understanding of and capacity for self-management of mental health.