As the year comes to a close, we’re grateful for the strength of #community and the power of #connection driving #SocialPrescribing across Canada. 💙 Wishing you a season filled with warmth, rest, and meaningful connection.

We are honoured to share that we received the Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award from the University of Toronto, for excellence in #health communications. Thank you to our partners, collaborators, & communities — together we’re building a healthier, more #connected future. 💙

We were proud to have CISP’s Senior PM, Srija Biswas, represent 🇨🇦 at the ASPIRE #SocialPrescribing Conference in Australia last week. Huge congratulations to our Scientific Director, @katemulligan.bsky.social, awarded the ASPIRE Change Maker Award for global inspiration! 🌎

‼️Pop quiz‼️ A 2022 systematic review of 7 global social prescribing studies revealed that social prescribing increases: A. Health confidence B. Health status C. Physical Activity D. Social connection E. All of the above doi.org/10.1136/fmch...

Systematic review of social prescribing and older adults: where to from here?

Objective Social prescribing is a person-centred model of care with emphases on lessening the impact of unmet social needs, supporting the delivery of personalised care, and reducing non-medical resou...

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💡 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 Fraser Health Authority has been awarded two Michael Smith Health Research BC grants to advance social prescribing for older adults. 🔗 Learn more: www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/Au...

💻 Missed our first session of our #socialprescribing webinar series? The recording is now available! 👉 Watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=tGSv...

Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing

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Missed our webinar last week? You’ll want to catch this one. 🎥 ▶️ Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm8l...

Bridging Health and Community Care: The Essential Role of Social Prescribing Connectors

YouTube video by The Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing

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Trust is ✨𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥✨ — especially when it comes to supporting older adults through social prescribing. 📖 Read "The Importance of Trust Among Older Adults Throughout the Social Prescribing Pathway: A Mixed-Methods Analysis” here: bit.ly/4mHr84O

The Importance of Trust Among Older Adults Throughout the Social Prescribing Pathway: A Mixed-Methods Analysis - International Journal of Community Well-Being

Loneliness and social isolation pose significant health risks to older adults and necessitates the development and application of novel interventions to effectively tackle this critical issue. Social ...

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📅 Tomorrow! Join us for the 2nd webinar in our #SocialPrescribing series: Bridging Health and Community Care: The Essential Role of Social Prescribing Connectors 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bridging Health and Community Care: The Essential Role of Social Prescribing Connectors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about join...

Social prescribing Connectors—known by many names like Link Workers, Community Connectors and Navigators—play a critical role in social prescribing by bridging healthcare and community support. Join u...

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Around the world, Social Prescribing Connectors are transforming how we deliver health and wellbeing—not through medicine, but through connection. Join us August 6 for the second installment of our #SocialPrescribing webinar series. 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

⏳ Good news—nominations for the 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Awards are now open until August 15! Nominate a colleague, program, or team—or yourself—by August 15, 2025 👉https://surveymonkey.ca/r/QPCPWD7

Who are social prescribing connectors—and why are they so essential? Also called link workers, navigators, or community connectors, they help bridge the gap between clinical care and community supports. 📅 Wed, Aug 6 🕛 12 PM ET 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing@cisp-icps.bsky.social · last yr.

⏳ Just a few weeks left to nominate for the 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Awards! 🏆 Categories include: 🔹 Innovation 🔹 Connector 🔹 Researcher/Research Team 🔹 Student Champion 🔹 Changemaker Nominate a colleague—or yourself—by August 4, 2025: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QPCPWD7

🏆 Nominations are open for the 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Awards! By nominating someone, you’re not just giving them the spotlight — you’re strengthening a growing movement for more integrated, equitable, and person-centred care in Canada. 🔗 Nominate now: lnkd.in/gUiAkbKw

Around the world, Social Prescribing Connectors are transforming how we deliver health and wellbeing—not through medicine, but through connection. Join us August 6 for the second installment of our #SocialPrescribing webinar series. 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This June, we joined our Alberta partners for a rich and insightful site visit that reminded us what makes social prescribing work: relationships, trust, and community leadership. Read more here: irp.cdn-website.com/92bb31b3/fil...

⏳ Just a few weeks left to nominate for the 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Awards! 🏆 Categories include: 🔹 Innovation 🔹 Connector 🔹 Researcher/Research Team 🔹 Student Champion 🔹 Changemaker Nominate a colleague—or yourself—by August 4, 2025: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QPCPWD7

📢 New Resource! Looking to onboard or support Community Connectors? Created by @unitedwaybc.bsky.social, this comprehensive guide packed with foundational knowledge can help anyone onboard Connectors in social prescribing programs across Canada.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 The @who.int's report shows loneliness & social isolation are urgent global health issues. Investing in connection can transform health systems & lives www.who.int/groups/commi...

WHO Commission on Social Connection

Anyone, anywhere, can be lonely or socially isolated. The WHO Commission on Social Connection aims to see the issue recognised and resourced as a global public health priority.

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🎉 Big news for caregivers in Peel Region! Ontario is investing $25K to expand the Social Prescribing for Seniors’ Caregivers initiative across five Adult Day Services sites. 🔗 Learn more: peelregion.ca/press-releas...

📣 Happening THIS WEEK! Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing 📅 This Wednesday, June 18th 🔗 Save your spot: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🎧 Live closed captioning in French will be available.

📣 À l’affiche cette semaine! Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing (Mise sur pied et expansion de la prescription sociale) 📅 Ce mercredi 18 juin 🔗 Réservez votre place: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🎧 Un service de sous-titrage en direct en français sera offert.

Based in the GTA? Interested in facilitating a #SocialPrescribing workshop? Reach out to Nicole Cormier at @cisp-icps.bsky.social by Sunday!

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Postsecondary student facilitators needed! (Honorarium) Guide small groups through structured discussion sessions at a locally-focused #SocialPrescribing workshop on October 30, 2025 in Toronto. Send your one paragraph statement by June 15 to Nicole.Cormier@redcross.ca

🌸 May is Caregiver Awareness Month Caregiving can be an act of deep love, commitment, and responsibility—but it can also be isolating, exhausting, and overwhelming. Caregivers often carry a heavy and invisible load, navigating complex systems while putting their own wellbeing aside.

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 Ontario’s new Primary Care Act, 2025 marks a bold step toward a more connected, inclusive, and responsive health system. ✅ Connected care ✅ Responsive systems ✅ Community partnerships Learn more about the Primary Care Action plan: bit.ly/3GTmvVq

Primary Care Act, 2025

Bill 13 from Parliament 44 Session 1 of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Primary Care Act, 2025.

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Nous sommes ravis de lancer une nouvelle série de webinaires visant à faciliter le dialogue et à présenter des stratégies pratiques, des enseignements et des idées novatrices en matière de prescription sociale, provenant de diverses sources au Canada et ailleurs. 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re excited to launch a new webinar series to facilitate dialogue and share practical strategies, lessons learned, & innovative ideas in social prescribing from diverse voices across Canada and beyond. ✨ First up: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 ✨ 🔗 To register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last week, CISP team members Srija Biswas and Safiya Clarke-Mendes had the opportunity to attend and present at the Safe Space Brave Space Wellness Summit for frontline workers.

On World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, we honour those around the world who act on the side of humanity every day helping people impacted by crisis.❤️

🧠 It’s #MentalHealthWeek —a time to reflect, raise awareness, and take action. 📄 Explore our fact sheet on Social Prescribing and Mental Health to learn more about how this approach is making a difference across Canada: irp.cdn-website.com/92bb31b3/fil...

📣Deadline extended to May 12!

Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing@cisp-icps.bsky.social · last yr.

Help Shape the Future of CISP! 📝 Please take 10 minutes to share your insights through our short survey: lnkd.in/dUpv9B8p The deadline to respond is May 5, 2025.