Research & Innovation
A bridge between rigorous research and the people doing the work.
WellWoven exists in the gap between what clinicians know and what communities can actually use. Our research function exists to keep that gap closing.
Our position
We're not an academic lab. We're not a service provider. We're the connective tissue between them.
Research-to-practice is one of the most stubborn gaps in mental health and resilience care. Studies finish; manuals get filed; the communities that need the work most never see it.
WellWoven is built to close that gap. We design programs with clinicians, test them in real community contexts, evaluate honestly, and bring what we learn back into both the field and the literature — so the next cohort, in the next church basement, gets the better version.
How we work
Four practices that keep our programs grounded.
Translate clinical evidence into community settings
Most evidence-based interventions never leave the clinic. We adapt the underlying mechanisms — without diluting them — so a trained layperson can deliver them faithfully on a Tuesday night.
Evaluate what we build
Every cohort generates participant-reported outcomes, facilitator notes, and longitudinal follow-up. We publish what works. We're equally honest about what doesn't.
Partner with universities and field experts
We collaborate with academic researchers, licensed clinicians, and field practitioners to keep our programs grounded in current science — not last decade's.
Pilot innovative, scalable models
Cohort technology, asynchronous facilitator training, hybrid delivery, low-cost evaluation tools — we test approaches that let small organizations punch far above their weight.
Current focus areas
Where we're directing our research energy right now.
These are the questions our programs and partners keep returning to — and where we believe rigorous evaluation can move the field forward.
- Trauma-informed program design for non-clinical settings
- Faith-integrated mental health interventions
- Outcomes measurement for cohort-based discipleship
- Facilitator training models for volunteer leaders
- Care navigation and referral pathways
- Resilience programs for military-connected and underserved populations
Researchers & academic partners
We welcome collaborations on study design, IRB-approved evaluations, and joint publications. If your work intersects trauma-informed care, faith-integrated interventions, or community resilience, let's talk.
Propose a collaborationFunders & grantmakers
Our evaluation framework is designed to produce the kind of outcomes data foundations and federal funders actually need — tied to participant wellbeing, not just attendance.
Request our evaluation framework