An outdoor challenge program as a means of enhancing mental health

Robert A. Hanson

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An outdoor challenge program as a means of enhancing mental health

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert A. Hanson

Year:

1977

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Children, Nature, and the Urban Environment: Proceedings of a Symposium-Fair; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-30. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 170-173

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Abstract

Modern life fosters confusion and encourages passivity, and youth suffer most from this pattern. The Outdoor Challenge Program enables young people to experience the active roles and the clarity of purpose called forth by a wilderness opportunity. The experience appears to enhance their mental health during and after the program.

Parent Publication

Children, nature, and the urban environment: proceedings of a symposium-fair

Citation

Hanson, Robert A. 1977. An outdoor challenge program as a means of enhancing mental health. In: Children, Nature, and the Urban Environment: Proceedings of a Symposium-Fair; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-30. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 170-173