Category : All Topics

A woman in colorful attire sitting near a “Friendship” sign, representing community and social connection.
All TopicsPhilosophy
Can I get a little less life…
Dec 21, 2023

We are pleased to share a new joint working paper…

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Cost-effectiveness comparison of mental health and wellbeing interventions.
All TopicsAnti-malarial NetsCash TransfersDewormingGivingGlobal PrioritiesInterventionsMental HealthPainPsychotherapyReducing Lead ExposureResearch
HLI’s Giving Season 2023 Research Overview
Nov 28, 2023

In this report, we provide an overview of all our…

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Women and children engaging in a health consultation outdoors.
All TopicsGlobal PrioritiesInterventionsMental HealthPsychotherapy
Talking through depression: The cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy…
Nov 27, 2023

In this substantial update to our work on psychotherapy we…

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All TopicsResearch Agenda
Research Agenda 2023-2024
Jul 6, 2023

We set out our research priorities. Download report as PDF…

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Chart showing happiness and wellbeing survey responses from UK Office of National Statistics.
All TopicsDewormingGlobal PrioritiesMeasurementMoral UncertaintyPhilosophyPsychologyPsychotherapyTheoretical Research
HLI’s work is discussed on the 80k…
Jun 9, 2023

On the 2nd of June 2023, Elie Hassenfeld was interviewed…

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Diagram showing how lead exposure affects health, cognition, behavior, and socio-economic status.
All TopicsInterventionsReducing Lead Exposure
Lead Exposure: a shallow cause exploration
Apr 11, 2023

In this shallow cause exploration, we explore the impact of…

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Graph showing wellbeing gains from different interventions across neutral points.
All TopicsAnti-malarial NetsCash TransfersGlobal PrioritiesPhilosophyPsychotherapy
Response to GiveWell’s assessment of StrongMinds
Mar 24, 2023

On the 22nd of March 2023, GiveWell posted an “Assessment…

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Analysis of survey reliability and neutrality in wellbeing research.
All TopicsMeasurementPhilosophyPsychologyTheoretical Research
Can we trust wellbeing surveys? A pilot…
Mar 17, 2023

We present a pilot of 50 survey questions we intend…

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Color-coded map showing life satisfaction levels of refugees globally.
All TopicsImmigration ReformInterventions
Immigration reform: a shallow cause exploration
Feb 20, 2023

In this shallow cause exploration, we explore the impact of…

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