“Covid-19 gave us a glimpse of a less work-driven society, but it will take determination to avoid a return to the old normal “ The creation of a wellbeing society is central to reducing many of the stressors that feed…
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In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acceptance of GDP as the ultimate measure of a country’s success. In this 10 minute TED Talk – see video below – the…
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Thinktank says nations need to focus on social prosperity in the fight against extremism. Reporting for The Guardian , Richard Partington writes: “The G20 needs to move beyond economic growth and GDP as a measure of progress and factor in human wellbeing and social prosperity, one…
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The BBC reports : “Iceland’s prime minister has urged governments to adopt green and family-friendly priorities, instead of just focusing on economic growth figures. Katrin Jakobsdottir has teamed up with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Ardern to…
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Writing in The Guardian , Dan Button says: “This morning, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest set of GDP figures. It is a familiar exercise common to most countries: a day when the broad state of an economy is judged according…
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The people of New Zealand have now seen the first ever government budget to make national wellbeing the top priority: the 2019 Wellbeing Budget . Mental health has received the biggest funding and investment boost on record: NZ$1.9bn (£980m). This includes NZ$0.6bn for…
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The creation of a wellbeing society is vital if we are to foster long-term improvements in general emotional and psychological health. Yet in any new vision of mental health, many of the largest negative impacts on wellbeing stem from a…
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Florence Scialom, writing on the Network of Wellbeing’s website : “The International Forum for Wellbeing in Grenoble, France, in June 2018, brought together hundreds of researchers, activists, policy makers and citizens. The Forum aimed to provide a space to question the dominant narrative of economic growth at all…
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Good mental health and having a partner make people happier than doubling their income, a new study has found. The research by the London School of Economics looked at responses from 200,000 people on how different factors impacted their wellbeing….
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