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The Role of Local Government in Promoting Wellbeing

Published by: Local Government Improvement and Development

This report speaks to the heart of what local government is about: supporting a better life for people and helping to build resilient communities, now and over the longer term.

Fortress Britain’: High Security, Insecurity and the Challenge of Preventing Harm

High security is now institutionalised by means of required security ‘standards’. How and why did this become contemporary...

Participation Among Marginalized Young People in Brazil: Using Action Research to Support Subjective Well-Being in Volunteering

Published by: National College of Public Administration and Governance in UP Diliman

People have recognized the intrinsic value of informal exchanges of time, energy, and resources for creating a social context that supports human well-being. Attempts to harness these benefits by nongovernment and government agencies have led to the organization of structured platforms to nurture voluntary acts of public service and pro-social behavior.

Five Ways to Wellbeing: New Applications, New Ways of Thinking

Published by: The New Economics Foundation

This report presents the results of a scoping exercise looking at how the Five Ways to Wellbeing have been used across the UK since their launch as part of the Foresight report in October 2008.

The value of building social connections in development efforts: insights from the science of well-being

This paper fed into chapter 8 of the UN Volunteers States of Volunteerism Report (2011)

O Valor de se Construir Conexoes Sociaisem projetos de Desenvolvimento: Perspectivas da Ciencia do Bem-estar

Published by: Redes de Cooperacao

Good Foundations: Towards a Low Carbon, High Well-being Built Environment

Published by: The New Economics Foundation

How do buildings affect our well-being? And what impact do they have on the environment? This report, commissioned by the Happold Trust, explores how architects, engineers, planners and policymakers can ensure that new development projects work for people and the planet.

A Guide to Co-producing Childrens’ Services

Published by: The New Economics Foundation

This guide is a supplement to a larger report, Backing the Future: why investing in children is good for us all, which is the culmination of a programme of research carried out by nef and Action for Children.

A Guide to Commissioning Children’s Services for Better Outcomes

Published by: The New Economics Foundation

This guide is a supplement to a larger report, Backing the Future: why investing in children is good for us all, which is the culmination of a programme of research carried out by nef and Action for Children.

A Guide to Measuring Children’s Wellbeing

Published by: The New Economics Foundation

This guide explains how we can accurately measure wellbeing in children and young people. It is a supplement to a larger report, Backing the Future: why investing in children is good for us all, which is the culmination of a programme of research carried out by nef and Action for Children.