Statistics

Personal and economic wellbeing in Great Britain: May 2020

This report from the Office for National Statistics looks across personal and economic wellbeing during the period October 2019 to April 2020. It aims to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people and households in Great Britain.

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Virtual Training

Support for navigating mental health & wellbeing in response to COVID-19

The i-resilience report is a resilience tool available completely free to use. It includes a webinar from Professor Ivan Robertson, insight from Professor Sir Cary Cooper, a downloadable check-in tool to help you understand your pressure, and more. 

Register here.

Wellbeing report

Wellbeing evidence at the heart of policy

In 2015 the What Works Centre for Wellbeing became part of the What Works Network across the UK in the academic, charity, public, and private sectors. The network has created approaches to understand, measure and improve wellbeing in a range of contexts. This report updates the Commission on Wellbeing and Policy with evidence-informed priority policy areas. It outlines policy and practice changes across the UK, and what that means for government, business and civil society in post-Brexit Britain. The report sets out: what wellbeing impacts look like in different contexts; what works to improve wellbeing; and how to use a wellbeing lens to create more relevant, effective policy.

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Health Inequalities

Tackling social inequalities to reduce mental health problems

This report from the Mental Health Foundation emphasises that people who are disadvantaged are at a greater risk of developing a mental health problem. If social inequalities are addressed, it could improve individual and collective wellbeing.

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