Urban public spaces have great potential when it comes to aiding mental health recovery. The findings
from this research demonstrate how urban public open space hosts a variety of interactions, experiences
and opportunities that can contribute to a journey of recovery from a state of ill mental health. They are
the venue for a range of MOHO ‘occupations’ and enable development of Volition, Performance Capacity
and Habituation, according to the MOHO, and should be considered as such by urban designers.