New study uncovers impressive benefits of common neighborhood feature during pandemic: 'It played a protective … role'

New study uncovers impressive benefits of common neighborhood feature during pandemic: 'It played a protective … role'

During the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation made mental health plummet worldwide. According to a new study, which was published in PLOS One, one key neighborhood feature kept people's spirits up: green spaces.  Researchers from Carleton University and the University of Toronto studied 13,130 Canadian adults over 50. They measured participants' depression before and six months into the pandemic, finding that those living in neighborhoods with …