Where next? Setting the direction of wellbeing research, and connecting evidence with policy and practice, as part of our legacy
The What Works Centre for Wellbeing is based on the principle that good decision-making should be informed by the best available evidence. If good evidence is not available, decision-makers should use high quality methods to build a reliable evidence base to inform future decisions.
What Works Centres have an important role to play in shaping policy priorities and proactively identifying areas that need more attention or resources (WW Network strategy, p. 15).
With the What Works Centre for Wellbeing closing at the end of April 2024, there will no longer be an independent national organisation tasked with shaping wellbeing policy priorities or identifying areas that need more attention or resources, for example where policies are not working as effectively as they could.
Our vision is a future where the wellbeing of people and communities in the UK improves year-on-year and wellbeing inequalities are reduced.
We are sharing our recommendations and challenging the sector to ensure this mission continues.
We know that practice is happening all over the country with the aim of driving improvements in individual and community wellbeing, but, in many instances, without a robust evidence-base.
We want to identify these promising approaches, so that practitioners can be funded to evaluate their interventions to a high standard, and successful activity scaled, trialled and spread.
We aim to inform those who fund and provide research about some of the most important questions and challenges facing wellbeing.
We also hope to stimulate dialogue about opportunities for collaboration and alignment of research priorities to maximise wellbeing impact across sectors and disciplines.
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