At the What Works Centre for Wellbeing we believe that improving people’s wellbeing is the ultimate goal of effective policy and community action.
At the What Works Centre for Wellbeing we believe that improving wellbeing is the ultimate goal of policy and community action.
We are an independent collaborating centre that develops and shares robust and accessible wellbeing evidence to improve decision making that is used by:
Our team works closely with partners to answer key questions on what works to improve wellbeing and identify the gaps in the research to be filled.
Our vision is of a future where the wellbeing of people and communities improves year on year and wellbeing inequalities are reduced.
We believe that improving wellbeing is the ultimate objective of policy and community action.
Our mission is to develop and share robust, accessible and useful evidence that governments, businesses, communities and people use to improve wellbeing across the UK.
Our approach is:
What is a What Works Centre?
The Centre is a registered Community Interest Company.
You can view all our current and former funders and partners.
We are part of the What Works Network and The Evidence Quarter. This network improves the way government and other organisations create, share and use high quality evidence for decision-making.
Other members of the What Works Network are:
| What Works Centre | Policy area |
|---|---|
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | Health and social care |
| Education Endowment Foundation | Educational achievement |
| College of Policing What Works Centre for Crime Reduction | Crime reduction |
| Early Intervention Foundation | Early intervention |
| What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth (hosted by LSE, Arup, Centre for Cities) | Local economic growth |
| Centre for Ageing Better | Improved quality of life for older people |
| Centre for Homelessness Impact | Homelessness |
| What Works for Children’s Social Care | Children’s social care |
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Today, in partnership with Locality and Leeds Beckett University we publish our guidance for effective case studies produced by voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations. Last week, we updated our evidence review on places and spaces to incorporate a synthesis…
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This guide will introduce you to practice case study evidence – what it is, its uses and limitations. It will show you how to put together a case study of your project or activity quickly and transparently, and how to share it with others.
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Workshop exploring how we can support people going through bereavement and experiencing loneliness during the Covid-19 pandemic
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About Staying Well Staying Well is a Calderdale-based project providing a universal adult service for all vulnerabilities. It is a social-prescribing type service: seeking to support local people and local community organisations and to connect them together with the aim…
