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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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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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.
• Can Care Service and ALMP 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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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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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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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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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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Covers 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-25; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.

Research papers related to ISQOLS SIG "Public Policy Health And Welfare"

Episode covers 2026-05-18 – 2026-05-25.

Top papers

• Regional Inequalities and the Plea for Universalism: Evidence from the Finnish UBI Experiment
• Revisiting the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in a Developing Context: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa
• Public Policy Evaluation of Free Health Social Security: Social Equity, Governance, and Access in Maluku Province
• GENDER EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF WOMEN WELFARE PROGRAMMES IN SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
• Building a Resilience Ecosystem to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canadian High-Stress Low-Control Occupations

Themes: mental health, wellbeing, work-life balance, governance, COVID-19, sustainability, education, well-being

Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, case-study, mixed-methods, interviews

In the news

• who.int — Mental health EURO
• news.gallup.com — USA | Gallup Topic
• ec-europa-eu.libguides.com — Recent EU publications - Wellbeing at Work - EC Library Guides
• openknowledge.worldbank.org — Publication: Extending Health Insurance to the Rural Population
• openknowledge.worldbank.org — Psychological Health Before, During, and After an Economic Crisis ...
• oecd.org — The future of health systems - OECD

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Episode covers 2026-05-11 – 2026-05-18.

Top papers

• Enhancing teacher occupational wellbeing: the critical role of working environment in Chinese primary schools
• How to Find the Most Inclusive Living Wage
• Assessment of Government Support for Social Security Services on Improving the Socio-Economic Welfare of Retirees in Kinondoni District
• Inaugural year of regulated psilocybin services in Oregon: safety, motivations, and utilization
• Carbon Emission Trading System, Digital Finance and Individual Health: Evidence from China

Themes: mental health, public health, sustainability, sustainable development, COVID-19, health equity, work-life balance, well-being

Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, mixed-methods, case-study, literature review

In the news

• atlasinstitute.org — China's New Role in the World Health Organization
• newvision.co.ug — How China is keeping to its strict 'zero COVID' strategy - New Vision
• thenewsminute.com — India talks mental health, but its budget still tells a different story
• ndtv.com — Better Health For Women, Stronger Economy For India - NDTV
• dailypioneer.com — Hypertension: India's biggest public health emergency - The Pioneer
• healthcareitnews.com — India unveils digital health aggregator platform - Healthcare IT News

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Episode covers 2026-05-04 – 2026-05-11.

Top papers

• Matthew D. Adler, Risk, Death, and Well-Being: The Ethical Foundations of Fatality Risk Regulation (New York: Oxford University Press, 2025)
• Ignorance is Whose Bliss: The Repeal of Compulsory Premarital Health Examinations and Marital Outcomes in Rural China
• The Impact of Outpatient Pooling Reform on Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Burden: Evidence from China
• Beyond Assumptions: What Students Really Think About School Wellbeing Programs
• Evaluation of the Emergency Response Mental Health Support Program for Ukrainian Refugee Families in Poland

Themes: mental health, public policy, public health, health equity, work-life balance, sustainability, well-being, employee well-being

Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, case-study, thematic analysis, systematic review

In the news

• caixinglobal.com — China Mandates Nationwide Mental Health Coverage by 2030
• thetricontinental.org — News on China Archives - Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
• atlasinstitute.org — China's New Role in the World Health Organization
• punchbowl.news — Punchbowl News - Breaking news, US politics, Congress news
• amp.dw.com — China's new rules give the West a new headache - DW
• youtube.com — FII Outflows, Weak Exports And Real Policy Needs - YouTube

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