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Doctors prescribing social activities to veterans transitioning to civilian life 🎨🖌️ | ABC Australia
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3:56Now PlayingIn Australia’s largest garrison city, veterans are increasingly being issued social prescriptions to help curb social isolation.
The Townsville defence community is embracing watercolour classes, sewing, wargaming, and other activities to help learn new skills and connect.
Doctors issuing social prescriptions say it can replace the need for medication in some cases and peer to peer support can deter substance abuse.
Veterans taking up the new practice say it has helped them find community outside of defence.
The Oasis — a defence-focused community centre — is the home base for veterans looking for support or a place to connect in Townsville.
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