Report Community Wellbeing Building a Welsh probation service Following the recommendations of the Thomas Commission, the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, and the Labour Party Commission on the UK’s Future, the Welsh Government is pursuing the devolution of justice to Wales and believes there is a realistic prospect that some aspects may be devolved soon. As such, they are preparing […] Read more Topics: Local government November 26, 2024
News Community Wellbeing Multisector collaboration to improve community wellbeing - explained The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) has published the findings from its groundbreaking research in conjunction with the Resourceful Communities Partnership, on collaboration to improve community wellbeing. It is hoped the reports, and a practical ‘Framework for Action’ will support and improve vital collaboration between public services and community organisations in Wales. WCPP Senior […] Read more Topics: Community collaboration Local government August 5, 2024
Blog Post Community Wellbeing A shared sense of purpose drives successful multisector collaboration – lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, voluntary and community sector organisations became more visible than ever before. With deep roots into the communities they serve, these organisations were able to draw on local knowledge and existing infrastructure to reach those who needed help the most. A report by Locality (2020) highlighted the role of community organisations as […] Read more Topics: Community collaboration August 5, 2024
Report Community Wellbeing Multisector collaboration to improve community wellbeing The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) and the Resourceful Communities Partnership (RCP) have been working together on research to better understand the role of multisector collaboration in improving community action and wellbeing. The project had two phases: Phase one entailed a review of evidence drawing on practice-based case studies, UK-based grey literature, and academic […] Read more Topics: Community collaboration Local government July 19, 2024
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Why Wales needs a new approach to tackling loneliness Loneliness is bad for us. It’s so detrimental that in 2023 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared loneliness a pressing global health threat because of the growing, and startling, body of evidence demonstrating just how bad loneliness is for human health and wellbeing. Research has associated loneliness with increased risks of dementia by 50%, stroke […] Read more Topics: Community collaboration Loneliness June 13, 2024
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Environment and Net Zero The Cardiff Capital Region, Cars and Transit Oriented Development The problem Our planning and development eco-system has resulted in us building ‘all the wrong stuff in all the wrong places’ for over 50 years. Homes, hospitals, shops, offices, cinemas, leisure centres, etc are all designed and located around car access. This car based eco-system now means that many new houses are located in places […] Read more Topics: Local government Net Zero June 10, 2024
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Tackling Inequalities Hidden poverty in Welsh communities Poverty is sometimes depicted as a primarily urban phenomenon but there is financial hardship in all regions and geographies in Wales. One in five (21%) of the Welsh population are living in relative income poverty; an even greater proportion are going without essentials. Three in ten people (31%) are struggling to heat their homes, and […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion June 3, 2024
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Less resilient communities around Wales face extra challenges New research identifies additional challenges faced by communities at the margins. Following the publication of the Wales Community Assets Index and the Wales Community Resilience Index, Building Communities Trust’s (BCT) Policy Officer, Eleri Williams, explores what these linked but separate indexes tell us about the challenges faced by ‘Less Resilient’ communities in Wales and where […] Read more Topics: Community collaboration Poverty and social exclusion May 30, 2024
Report Community Wellbeing Expert opinion on eliminating profit from the care of children looked after The Welsh Government has proposed legislation to eliminate private profit from the provision of children’s residential and foster care. This aims to ensure that public money invested into the provision of children’s social care is used to ‘deliver better experiences and outcomes for children and young people, supporting service development and improvement and further professional […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion May 20, 2024
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Together Creating Communities Young Leaders: Our Campaign Journey In this guest blog, TCC (Together Creating Communities) Young Leaders from St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High School in Wrexham talk about their campaign to eradicate school hunger and their experiences of attending WCPP’s stakeholder workshop on tackling poverty stigma. Just over one year ago, as part of Together Creating Communities (TCC) we – a […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion May 16, 2024
