Maximising opportunities for mental wellbeing across policies and services using Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment

Wednesday 12th October 2022
With Public Health Network Cymru

This masterclass focussed on the process of Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment (MWIA), what it is, and how it can be used to promote and protect mental wellbeing and drive Mental Health and Wellbeing in all Policies approaches. The webinar included case studies of MWIAs and provided the participants with opportunities to ask questions, discuss the approach and contribute to future plans for the development of MWIA.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the factors that promote and protect mental wellbeing and how they can be influenced by different policies, sectors and settings.
• Know how Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment has been applied to different organisational and policy scenarios.
• Understand the outcomes and benefits from using Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment.
• Know the skills, tools and knowledge needed to utilise Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment
• Make the case for a ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing in all Policies’ approach as part of decision making and understand how this fits  with the policy context of Wales, for example, the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, National Wellbeing Indicators and beyond

This interactive introductory masterclass is the first in a series of Public Health Network Cymru events linked to mental wellbeing this autumn.