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The Happier Lives Institute is a new organisation pioneering a new approach to doing good. At this early stage, we have not completed sufficient research to make confident recommendations about the most effective interventions for increasing global well-being. However, we have identified some promising organisations which we believe are doing valuable work. We have also included links to in-depth recommendation reports produced by Founders Pledge. |
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Action for Happiness is a global movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society. They bring together like-minded people from all walks of life and help them take practical action, drawing on the latest scientific research.
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The Friendship Bench is an evidence-based intervention developed in Zimbabwe. Their mission is to enhance mental well-being and improve quality of life through the use of problem-solving therapy delivered by trained lay health workers.
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The Happier Lives Institute is searching for the best ways to improve global well-being. We conduct clear, useful, and rigorous research into the measurement of well-being and use our findings to advise donors and decision-makers on how to use their resources most effectively to help people feel happier.
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The International Positive Education Network (IPEN) brings together teachers, academics, students, schools, universities, charities, companies, and governments to promote positive education. Their goals are to support collaboration, change education practice and reform government policy.
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The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and Usona Institute are non-profit research and educational organizations that develop medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelic-assisted mental health treatments.
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Sangath is an Indian NGO which trains lay people, known as health counsellors, to deliver psychosocial treatments for depression in adults attending primary healthcare centres or for schizophrenia in community settings.
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