Littleborough's Tackling Minds partnership launches pioneering research into link between fishing and improved mental health
Date published: 05 November 2021
Tackling Minds aims to promote fishing to people from every walk of life
Littleborough social club Tackling Minds – which aims to help people improve their mental health through fishing – has partnered with Anglia Ruskin University and Angling Direct to research the link between the activity and improved mental and physical health.
Tackling Minds is a not-for-profit fishing organisation, which runs angling events for people who are suffering with mental health issues, social deprivation, addiction and recovery, families, disabilities and long-term health conditions.
It was founded in 2020, during lockdown, by David Lyons, who has personal experience of the very issues he is trying to help others with, including battling with alcohol addiction and anxiety.
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Both anglers and non-anglers alike are asked to take part in the research by completing a short survey. All data collected is anonymous, but you must be over the age of 18.
David said: “It should take no more than three minutes of your time, but will contribute to research that could benefit many people for years to come.
“This scientific study aims to investigate and hopefully prove conclusively for the very first time what we anglers have known for years: that fishing can play a vital role in our mental and physical health.
“Proving the health benefits through scientific research will be key in promoting angling as a credible option for those experiencing mental health difficulties, and will help raise the profile of the sport in the wider health community.”
Earlier this year, Tackling Minds became the first organisation to work alongside the NHS in prescribing fishing for those with mental health issues.
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