In the city of Philadelphia when weedy vacant lots were cleaned up and brightened with beautiful flowers and trees nearby residents also brightened mdash in overall mental health This proved especially true for those who struggled economically ldquo There rsquo s a growing body of evidence that green space can have an impact on mental health rdquo said Dr Eugenia South ldquo and that rsquo s particularly important for people living in poorer neighborhoods rdquo South a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania rsquo s Perelman School of Medicine is coauthor of a study on the subject The downtrodden [... more]