Measuring Mental Health Outcomes of a Pilot Therapeutic Gardening Program

Dana Schmalzel, MS, OTR/L; Ann Chapleau, DHS, OTR/L; Amy Wagenfeld, PhD, OTR/L, SCEM, FAOTA; and Carla Chase, EdD, OTR/L 05/01/2019

Schmalzel, D., Chapleau, A., Wagenfeld, A., & Chase, C. (2019). Measuring mental health outcomes of a pilot therapeutic gardening program. SIS Quarterly Practice Connections, 4(2), 18–20. Nature-based therapy has been shown to positively influence and sustain physical and psychological health and wellness for adults, including those with physical and mental health challenges (Adevi & Lieberg, 2012; Kam & Siu, 2010;