Wellnet Pan-London Well-Being Event: Measuring happiness: how to put well-being at the heart of the community

Date:

27/03/09

Time:

09.30 AM - 01.30 PM

Venue:

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1

Increasing the happiness or 'wellbeing' of people and communities is becoming an increasingly important issue for central and local government.

Event aims:

• Examine what well-being really means and look at its increasing importance in central and local government policy agendas
• Increase awareness and understanding of methodologies to measure well-being
• Enhance your ability on how to practically apply this learning in your project design and delivery
• Share learning on well-being from the Big Lottery-funded Well London programme

Papers

• Agenda PDF
• Agenda RTF
• Speaker biographies PDF
• Speaker biographies RTF

Presentations

• Happily measuring happiness and well-being PDF - Nicola Steuer (NEF)
• Introducing Well London and Well London mental heatlh and well-being projects PDF - Sherry Clark (SLAM)

Workshop discussions

Can local authorities find a way to make us all happy? - Marcia Brophy (Young Foundation) - read the workshop discussion PDF / workshop discussion RTF

Practical guide to using mental well-being impact assessments PDF - Nerys Edmonds (South London and Maudsley Trust) or read the workshop discussion PDF / workshop discussion RTF

Incorporating well-being into your projects PDF - Professor Angela Clow (University of Westminster)

The How of Happiness PDF - Dr Ilona Boniwell (University of East London) or read the workshop discussion PDF / workshop discussion RTF