Social Prescribing Initiatives | In Practice

Learn from others | This webpage is dedicated to highlighting Australian social prescribing services or initiatives. These are short snapshots with a view to increasing local service awareness, connectivity and information sharing.

• Access to Community Social Prescribing Service– Access Health and Community Volunteer Community Connectors (VCC) program aims to assist socially isolated people to identify and access suitable community activities.
• Campaspe Regional Library Service Community Outreach Social & Recreational Support  involves Campaspe Regional Library Service, Echuca Regional Health, Rochester Elmore District Health Service, Bendigo Health, Kyabram District Health, Uniting Age Well, Baptcare.
• Friendship Cafes Women’s Association South East Melbourne.
• Gippsland PHN Digitally Enabled Social Prescribing information
• Green Scripts Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance Ballarat.
• Guided Park Walks program Parks Victoria.
• Heart Foundation Walking
• HiveMind Community Apiary Ballarat Inc. Therapeutic (mindful) beekeeping and horticultural practice program
• IPC Health Melbourne Social Prescribing Service and Pilot.
• Living Well Ageing Well  Merri Health.
• Living Our Best Life  a partnership between the Community Houses Association of the Outer-eastern Suburbs (CHAOS), Temple Society Australia and the five Neighbourhood Houses.
• Nhill West Wimmera Health Service social prescribing initiatives include Café Health, Friends across the Ages, and Community Gardens.
• North Richmond Community Health
• ‘Photovoice’ Communication Group Calvary Health Care Bethlehem.
• Reclink free sport and art programs for disadvantaged Australians to create socially inclusive, life-changing opportunities. Social Prescription – Reclink in Mallacoota and Reclink Referral form here.
• ReMind Creative Prescribing Program  ReMind is an 8 week trauma-informed creative prescribing program
• Selandra Community Hub
• Social Connections Loneliness and Chronic Condition Study: University of NSW is seeking research participants to explore the experiences of health- and community-care professionals who provide care and support for people experiencing social isolation or loneliness.
• Social Connection Partnerships Western Victoria Primary Health Network.
• Social Prescribing  Highett Neighbourhood House and Hampton Community Centre.
• Social Prescribing Bendigo: a service from the City of Greater Bendigo and Murray PHN for health professionals to refer patients who require low level support to connect with social activities in community.
• Stepping Stone Clubhouse: a community designed to support individuals affected by mental illness.
• Strengthening Social Connections Alfred Health, The Letterbox Project and C Care
• The Safe Haven Cafe: St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. 
• Umbrella Dementia Cafés a network of informal and multigenerational community social groups for families and people living dementia
• Warm Safe Home Macarthur Community Health Centre
• Wellbeing Scripts System Building Central Highlands Association of Neighbourhood Houses Inc