Research Spotlights Chaplains and Wellbeing

Chaplains are effective in supporting student wellbeing across all six wellbeing domains.

Research completed in 2022 by the University of Western Australia demonstrates the positive impact a chaplain makes on student wellbeing.

Chaplains work as part of their school’s wellbeing team and also in partnership with community networks of support.

In the report respondents confirmed that chaplains had made a positive impact in the following areas:

·       Being loved and safe 87%

·       Having material basics 76%

·       Being healthy 78%

·       Learning 69%

·       Participating 81%

·       Positive sense of culture and identity 75%.

Read the full report here.