Wellbeing
Wellbeing Study
This international study is lead by Aaron Jarden, who is a lecturer in psychology at the Open Polytechnic of NZ and president of the NZ Association of Positive Psychology. He states researchers have devoted decades to understanding what leads some people to be healthier than others. However, most people have only studied disease and disorder and failed to also address strengths and wellbeing. The study begins in March 2009, has nine assessment points, each three months apart, and ends in March 2011.
The UK New Economics Foundation
In 2008, nef was commissioned by the UK Government's Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Well-being to review the inter-disciplinary work of over 400 scientists from across the world. The aim was to identify a set of evidence-based actions to improve well-being, which individuals would be encouraged to build into their daily lives.
Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing
This Scottish initiative has a special section on their website called ‘Flourishing Lives' as they believe it is import to make individuals and policy makers aware that wellbeing has many contributory factors.
Wellbeing Podcasts
A series of podcasts from the UK Mental Health Foundation designed to encourage you to take a break and relax to enhance your wellbeing.
Wellbeing Manifesto
This manifesto has been written by the Australian Institute to promote the government and individuals to view wellbeing in alternative ways. So far over 9,000 people have signed the manifesto in support.
Mary Ellen Copeland Wellness Tools
Tools based on the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) model.
Wellbeing Wizard
Free software for individuals or organisations to improve happiness, health & wellbeing.
Wellbeing Institute
The Wellbeing Institute is run at the Cambridge University and is a new cross-disciplinary initiative that aims to promote the highest quality research in the science of wellbeing, and to integrate this research into first rate evidence-based practice.
Institute of Wellbeing
A recent Canadian initiative developed in conjunction with the Canadian Wellbeing Index, some of the website is still a work in progress, but worth keeping an eye on.
International Journal of Wellbeing
Involves over 50 of the top interdisciplinary wellbeing researchers and experts from New Zealand, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Aaron Jarden, New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology President, and Open Polytechnic lecturer in psychology, is one of the creators. The journal has a strong focus on interdisciplinary research, including research from the field of positive psychology, a relatively new sub-discipline of psychology that focuses on what is going right with people – their strengths, levels of engagement and happiness - rather than what is going wrong.
