Line graph showing the decline in standardized mean difference of psychotherapy effectiveness over y.

Psychotherapy: cost-effectiveness analysis

This report explains how we determined the cost-effectiveness of group or task-shifted psychotherapy in low- and middle-income countries using subjective wellbeing and affective mental health. Download report as PDF November 2024: Update to our analysis We have made a substantial update to our psychotherapy report. This 83 page report (+ appendix) details new methods as […]

StrongMinds.

StrongMinds: cost-effectiveness analysis

This report explains how we determined the cost-effectiveness of StrongMinds using subjective wellbeing and affective mental health. Download report as PDF November 2023: Update to our analysis We have made a substantial update to our psychotherapy report. This 90+ page report details new methods as well as an updated cost-effectiveness analysis of StrongMinds and a […]

Graph showing decreasing wellbeing gain from cash transfers over time.

Cash transfers: cost-effectiveness analysis

This report explains how we determined the cost-effectiveness of cash transfers using subjective wellbeing and affective mental health. Download report as PDF April 2022: Update to our analysis This version of the report excluded the intra-household spillovers of cash transfers. Since then, we have updated our analysis to include household spillovers and this decreases the […]

Mental health programme evaluation project

Mental Health Programme Evaluation Project

The Mental Health Programme Evaluation Project (MHPEP) was an HLI-led volunteer project that ran from February 2019 to October 2021.The principal aim of the project was to identify and direct donations to highly impactful mental health programmes. Download report as PDF Summary Summary While there are potentially many ways in which we can make lives […]

Bar chart showing various health issues and their negative effects on overall happiness.

Global priority: mental health

This report investigates the global burden of mental illness. It sets out how big the problem is, how much spending it receives, and how those resources are allocated. It then focuses specifically on what can be done to reduce anxiety and depression in low-income countries. Download report as PDF Executive summary What’s the problem? What […]

Happier Lives Institute

Research Agenda 2021-2022

We set out our research priorities. Download report as PDF Our vision and mission Research agenda and context Area 1: Foundational research into the measurement of well-being Area 2: Applied research to identify and evaluate the most cost-effective ways to increase well-being Area 3: Understanding the wider global priorities context Concluding remarks Our vision and […]

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