Five ways to wellbeing

The Five Ways to Wellbeing was a concept developed by the New Economics Foundation as a way of improving the nation’s mental health and wellbeing.

Research suggests that if a person follows the Five Ways to Wellbeing, then they may develop improved mental
health and wellbeing. It may also help with a person’s sense of resilience in combating stresses and challenges
that come up in everyday life The ‘Five Ways’ has been adopted by a number of government agencies, health and social care, mental health charities and workplaces and communities across the country in their practice.

The Five Ways to Wellbeing are:

The importance of connecting is recognised as part of the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

More information on what the Five Ways To Wellbeing are can be found in one of our previous Director of Public Health reports – Leading The Way to Wellbeing, the mental wealth of Gloucestershire (PDF, 6.8 MB) .