What's Well & Good in Policy

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Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, livi... more

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August 05, 2026Remote work + paid leave: workplace policy as health policy
Remote employees reported higher wellbeing than hybrid or onsite peers, while a paid-leave synthesis links leave guarantees to retention, maternal health, and infant survival.
Covers 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-03; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-03.
Top papers
Rethinking return-to-office: the positive impact of remote work on well-being, connection, and employee retention
Workplace Mental Health Programs for Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review
Associations Between the Nurse Work Environment and Job Outcomes Among Inpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Registered Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
Paid family leave and paid sick leave as economic investments: Evidence for improving workforce stability and population health in the United States
Measurement of Human Flourishing Constructs in Evaluation of Voluntary Family Planning Interventions: A Modified Scoping Review of the Literature
Themes: mental health, work-life balance, older adults, wellbeing, burnout, public health, employee performance, quality of life
Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, thematic analysis, case-study, systematic review
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August 03, 2026Paid Leave Needs Supervisor Backing? Plus: Beyond Blue at 25
Formal entitlements and national campaigns matter most when the surrounding systems help people trust, reach, and use them in daily life.
Covers 2026-07-20 to 2026-07-27; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-07-20 – 2026-07-27.
Top papers
From Basic Needs to Higher Fulfillment: Resource Use and Its Impact on Sustainable Well-Being
Beyond awareness: 25 years of population data on the impact of Australia’s Beyond Blue
Health Mode On and Health Mode On Plus: a multisite protocol to assess and promote mental wellbeing and healthy lifestyles among Italian university students
Provision of continuity of midwifery care in Australia: An analysis of structural and contextual factors.
Digital Dependency or Digital Autonomy? Evaluating the Efficacy of India’s Emerging Policy Framework for Youth Mental Health
Themes: mental health, public health, work-life balance, wellbeing, well-being, climate change, public policy, job satisfaction
Methods: qualitative, survey, case-study, quantitative, cross-sectional, thematic analysis
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July 22, 2026Do Benefit Caps Harm Children? Plus: Paid Family Leave
Across UK child welfare limits, U.S. paid family leave, and flexible work for adult care, the episode asks when policy changes the conditions that shape wellbeing.
Covers 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-20; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-07-13 – 2026-07-20.
Top papers
Social investment versus workfare policies: Exploring the impact on recipients’ subjective well-being and trust in welfare state caseworkers in a Dutch social assistance experiment
The impact of paid family leave on parent and infant health outcomes: a systematic review of quasi-experimental research.
Who benefits more from an improved social health insurance? Evidence from supplementary high-cost illness insurance in China.
A hybrid implementation-effectiveness study of a school-based intervention for promoting health and well-being in low-resource settings: the ISOBAR study protocol
A framework for analysing family policy and an application to the UK
Themes: mental health, public health, sustainability, wellbeing, health equity, resilience, community engagement, COVID-19
Methods: qualitative, survey, case-study, systematic review, thematic analysis, quantitative
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July 13, 2026Green Space + Urban Regeneration: Can Places Improve Wellbeing?
New papers connect urban regeneration, early-life greenness, youth climate distress, telework, and basic-income linkage to the practical question of how wellbeing policy gets measured.
Covers 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-13; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-07-06 – 2026-07-13.
Top papers
What's good in the neighbourhood? Examining the wellbeing impacts of urban regeneration using administrative data
Designing, implementing and evaluating an evidence-based and trauma-informed mental health service integrated with a gynaecology service: a research protocol
Use of data linkage and LEO data in the evaluation of the Basic Income Pilot in Wales
Prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among older adults during COVID-19 lockdowns: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Impact of School-Based Interventions on Adolescents’ Digital Use and Mental Wellbeing: A Systematic Review and Arm-Based Random-Effects Meta-Analysis
Themes: mental health, public health, COVID-19, work-life balance, anxiety, older adults, adolescents, social prescribing
Methods: qualitative, survey, case-study, quantitative, cross-sectional, thematic analysis
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July 06, 2026R U OK? Day + Early-Years Costs: When Wellbeing Gets Specific
From Australia’s R U OK? Day to UK early-years microsimulation, the episode asks what policy can do when wellbeing is measured, delivered, and tested in detail.
Covers 2026-06-29 to 2026-07-06; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-06-29 – 2026-07-06.
Top papers
Comparative social costs of six early years disadvantages: a birth cohort microsimulation study.
EXPRESS: Are You Okay? Effects of a National Peer-Support Campaign on Mental Health
Social Protection Policy and Poverty Reduction: Evaluating Welfare Programs for Marginalized Communities
Receipt of Paid Family Leave and Intimate Partner Violence for Women Employed During the Perinatal Period.
Rethinking wellbeing measurement: learning from a scale development study with adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe
Themes: mental health, public health, wellbeing, well-being, adolescents, resilience, social welfare, sustainable development
Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, scoping review, case-study, literature review
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June 29, 2026Do wellbeing systems fail on fit? Plus: NHS CHECK and Grenfell
Across 116 qualified papers, the clearest thread is that wellbeing policy works when support matches the setting, affected people, and delivery system.
Covers 2026-06-22 to 2026-06-29; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-06-22 – 2026-06-29.
Top papers
All that matters is personal development: A conservation of resources perspective on the well-being of cross-border migrant Hong Kong and Macao youth in Mainland China.
The effects of forest resource capitalization on farm household wellbeing
Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Services to People Released From Custody During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Service Providers.
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Reduce Female Migrant Penalty in the Labour Market? A Multilevel Analysis of 16 Western European Countries
Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: The NHS CHECK study cohort.
Themes: mental health, public health, COVID-19, work-life balance, resilience, employee well-being, sustainability, wellbeing
Methods: qualitative, survey, case-study, quantitative, longitudinal, systematic review
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June 22, 2026Do screen-time rules fit the data? Plus: Kiryandongo water access
From social media and adolescent mental health to water access in Uganda, the week points toward policies built on measured risk, reachable services, and local trust.
Covers 2026-06-15 to 2026-06-22; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-06-15 – 2026-06-22.
Top papers
Wellbeing Ways: protocol for assessing and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' wellbeing in Queensland secondary schools
Factors affecting well-being among retired older adults: A protocol for an umbrella review
Perceived Impact of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on Learner-Beneficiaries in the Public Elementary Schools of Oas North District, Schools Division of Albay
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Life Satisfaction, Self-Esteem and Health Related Behaviour among Pensioners and Non-Pensioners in Elderly Population of Selected Areas in Distt. Sirmaur, H.P
THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AS A PROFESSIONALLY GUARANTEED COMPONENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS FROM THE MEDIATION OF SCHOOL CONFLICTS TO SYSTEMIC CARE FOR STUDENTS’ MENTAL HEALTH
Themes: mental health, public health, COVID-19, well-being, depression, health policy, adolescents, governance
Methods: qualitative, survey, case-study, quantitative, literature review, cross-sectional
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June 15, 2026Do 10 More Work Hours Cut Sleep? Plus: Healthy City Pilots
A 10-hour workweek increase is linked to more fatigue and less sleep, while city, migration, and food insecurity findings put implementation at the center of well-being policy.
Covers 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-15; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-15.
Top papers
How work hours affect well-being: A target trial emulation
Revisiting ‘low politics’: the geopolitical contours of the EU Work–Life Balance Directive
From green to gold: Synergistic enhancement of residents' well-being and ecological quality under China's "two mountains" pilots zones.
Examination of the effects of the National Pension Scheme Authority Partial Withdrawal on the Socio-economic Status of Contributors in Lusaka District, Zambia
Mental Health Outcome Trends in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadian Migrant Adolescents From 2014 to 2022
Themes: mental health, public health, higher education, work-life balance, health policy, well-being, governance, community engagement
Methods: qualitative, survey, case-study, quantitative, interviews, systematic review
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June 08, 2026When access is governance: cancer drugs + digital welfare
This week follows how eligibility becomes real help or exclusion when governance, reimbursement pathways, digital identity, and frontline bureaucracy shape access.
Covers 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-08; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-06-01 – 2026-06-08.
Top papers
Research review on the effectiveness of youth and rangatahi mental health early intervention and secondary prevention approaches
Energy Anxiety And Subjective Wellbeing Among Marginalised Communities: Evidence From Rural India
Reframing access to innovative oncology medicines: The impact of policy and governance reform in a Bismarck-type system in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The impact of sustainable indigenous tourism on indigenous rights and community well-being moderated by empowering communities in Lake Toba, Indonesia
PROPEL: Capturing the lived experience of lung cancer for patients and caregivers.
Themes: mental health, COVID-19, work-life balance, quality of life, burnout, health policy, policy analysis, public health
Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, case-study, mixed-methods, interviews
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June 01, 2026Housing routes + patient voice: when wellbeing support becomes usable
Wellbeing gains appear where access routes, staffing, governance, and lived experience are built into housing, healthcare, schools, and city policy.
Covers 2026-05-25 to 2026-06-01; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.
Good policy should show up in better lives. What's Well & Good in Policy follows the research testing that promise, from universal basic income and health insurance to mental health supports, living wages, schools, sustainability, and the politics of wellbeing.
Episode covers 2026-05-25 – 2026-06-01.
Top papers
Implementation, Outcomes, and Sustainability of a School‐Based Physical Activity Initiative
Healthy New Communities: An Equity‐Based Population Health Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for Refugee and Migrant Communities
Havruta-structured dialogue as a social–emotional competence intervention: multi-stakeholder evidence on university students’ mental health
Understanding mental health dimensions through socio-demographic, policy and urban planning frameworks
Deserving, Desirable and Undesirable Migrants: How Routes of Entry Affect Access to Housing Support and Impact Wellbeing
Themes: mental health, work-life balance, sustainability, wellbeing, planetary health, employee well-being, higher education, organizational culture
Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, thematic analysis, mixed-methods, case-study
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