WP1. We guide key task preparation, we ensure that each of our deliverables and milestones are moving forward on time and as described in the grant agreement. Our team meets weekly in detail with action steps, our Steering Committee meets monthly where deliverables and deadlines are reviewed. We coordinate with WP6 to maintain our website and key communication materials. We support the Publication Committee and promote RECETAS by participating in conferences, raising awareness about NBSP, mental health, and loneliness, and building cross-sector collaborations. WP2. In RP3, VNL significantly revised a scientific publication showcasing the key results of the social network analysis on the stakeholder engagement; it is now being submitted to a new journal. WP3. Continuing the work initiated by WP2, local research teams engaged and fostered in personal relationships with stakeholders to co-create NBSP menus for use in the intervention phase. WP4. We coordinated the implementation of the study protocols for 3 clinical trials and 3 pre-post studies, drawing from WP3’s co-creation and feasibility work. Each intervention site organised local training protocols to support facilitators leading groups in the FiN intervention. We provided support to solve issues during implementation, especially delays on the recruitment. Data are being cleaned for analysis. WP4 coordinated the qualitative research by organizing meetings to share specific knowledge and practices, and to establish a common background for conducting focus groups with facilitators. WP5. The primary databases on unit costs for healthcare resources in Spain, Finland, and Czechia were identified and summarized with support from the trial partners. Data on health resource utilization is collected in close collaboration with the trial partners. Unit costs for all relevant cost items were systematically compiled per site. A study protocol on the design and structure of the planned health economic evaluations was submitted to the journal “BMC Public Health”. A comprehensive table outlining all relevant parameters for the planned decision-analytic model has been prepared. WP6. The Public Engagement Strategy was updated in detail and is used as a key tool to map out our planned activities, target audiences, key messages, and keep us in line with the RECETAS pathway to impact. We hold biweekly meetings between AVITEM and ISGlobal to review an editorial calendar to connect with regional and international events. WP7. We are engaged in a new round of the Horizon Booster program to obtain guidance and support further developing our commercialization and exploitation strategy. Together with Kinetikos, we have developed the digital platform, Friends in Nature, and are testing it with referring clinicians, trained facilitators, third-sector organisations, and people experiencing loneliness. ISGlobal met with providers in January 2025 to present FiN and explore opportunities for collaboration at the Fundació Sanitària Mollet (FSM) to initiate a broader pilot of the platform in a community of 100,000 residents, one large hospital and over 10 community health centers.
