Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership

Southwark is a diverse community and experiences many health and social inequalities and challenges.

Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership (SCHWeP) is a cross-sector, independent network of more than 150 members that addresses these inequalities through culture. 

SCHWeP’s key strands of work are: 

• tackling health inequalities
• social prescribing – practical and emotional support where a GP, hospital, charity or other organisation connects you to support to improve health and wellbeing 
• children and young people’s mental health

For example, the network has run a series of projects, connecting local providers, artists and organisations to improve community wellbeing. Anyone can join, including artists, organisations, healthcare providers and researchers.

The approach is:

• community-based
• person-centred 
• bringing together the expertise and experience from the cultural community and health and care system

We’re one of the first councils to work in this way.

To join the network and find out the date of the next forum, subscribe to the mailing list. Find SCHWeP on X, Instagram and Facebook or email swk.chw.partnership@gmail.com.