"Using my knowledge to support people”: A qualitative study of an early intervention adopting community wellbeing champions to improve the mental health and wellbeing of African and African Caribbean communities

This report presents findings from an evaluation study of the role of lay workers - referred
to as ‘Community Wellbeing Champions’ - involved in a community project ‘From Surviving
to Thriving’: Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in African and African Caribbean
Communities delivered by Hope Atrium. The aim of the report is to evaluate the community
project and to describe key features of the Community Wellbeing Champion approach and
to examine the evidence that this type of intervention can have an impact on wellbeing.