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Be prepared: the mental health benefits of scouting and guiding

Posted on January 15, 2017February 13, 2017 by Christine Garrington

Being a scout or a guide when we are young might be a good experience for us in all sorts of ways, but can those positive effects be long lasting though our lives and if so, how? Research using the 1958 Birth Cohort shows a strong link between being a scout or a guide when young and…

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