Become a Wellbeing Champion
Do you want to impact your community and shape better life outcomes for families?
Why Wellbeing Champions Matter
See how the support you give today can change a family’s future forever – watch the video…
How we will help you get started
Resources
Resources straight to your inbox - simply download and share.
Support
Encouragement and insights to build your confidence.
Tools
Easy-to-share tools for families in your area.
Feedback
A quick monthly survey so your voice shapes future support.
If you got this far. . .
You’re one step away from transforming the lives of families around you.
If you’re like many of the people we meet, you have carried a quiet desire to make a difference for a long time. You have seen families struggling, children who just need a little more support, and parents doing their best with very little. Maybe you’ve even tried to help in different ways – through volunteering, church, community work or simply being there for others – but you’ve wanted something more focused, more joined-up and more supported.
That’s why we created the Wellbeing Champion Programme. It’s a simple, practical way for people like yourself to turn care into impact – with resources, encouragement and a wider network around you, so you don’t have to do it alone.
So if this resonates with you, I would like to invite you to take the next step. . .
Dr Mike Kelly
CEO & Founder
Frequently asked questions
The purpose of the champion role is to help support the Institute of Wellbeing (IOW) through raising awareness of wellbeing activities and positive mental health support services in your local area. Also to promote Chat, Play and Read following the IOWs Wellbeing Champions Policy.
Examples of activities include:
- Promoting particular Wellbeing activites & Chat, Play and Read campaign material for displays (eg, posters, flyers etc)
- Emailing and updating colleagues and parents on what IOW products are available
- Handing out leaflets
- Championing and promoting wellbeing messages and events
- Signposting colleagues and parents to relevant local services
- Providing information to colleagues and parents
- Collaborative working with other Wellbeing Champions across the network
- Providing activity information to the Wellbeing Ambassador via a wellbeing survey on a termly basis.
The purpose of the champion role is to help support the Institute of Wellbeing (IOW) through raising awareness of wellbeing activities and positive mental health support services in your local area. Also to promote Chat, Play and Read following the IOWs Wellbeing Champions Policy.
Examples of activities include:
- Promoting particular Wellbeing activites & Chat, Play and Read campaign material for displays (eg, posters, flyers etc)
- Emailing and updating colleagues and parents on what IOW products are available
- Handing out leaflets
- Championing and promoting wellbeing messages and events
- Signposting colleagues and parents to relevant local services
- Providing information to colleagues and parents
- Collaborative working with other Wellbeing Champions across the network
- Providing activity information to the Wellbeing Ambassador via a wellbeing survey on a termly basis.
As long as you like or feel able to. There is no time limit on how long you can be a champion for though we would ask you to commit for at least a year. We’ll check each year that you want to continue.
