Category : Mental Health

Women engaged in a group therapy session with a facilitator under a tree.
Methods & Research AgendaWellbeing and moral weightsMental HealthPoverty and Economic GrowthWellbeing measurement
Converting measures of mental health and wellbeing…
Oct 24, 2024

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Three women sitting together as they take part in a StrongMinds therapy group session.
Mental HealthStrongMindsSpilloversFriendship Bench
August 2024 interim update to ‘Talking through…
Aug 14, 2024

In November 2023, we published Version 3 of our psychotherapy…

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A man during a talk therapy session with a peer counsellor on a Friendship Bench in Zimbabwe.
Mental HealthFriendship Bench
Site visit to Friendship Bench: Harare, Zimbabwe
May 30, 2024

Dr Michael Plant conducted an in-person site visit to better…

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Three women in colourful clothing, smiling at the camera outdoors in a rural setting.
Mental HealthStrongMinds
Site visit to StongMinds: Kampala, Uganda
May 30, 2024

Dr Michael Plant conducted an in-person site visit to better…

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Policies for wellbeing: A brief scoping review
Policy
Policies for wellbeing: A brief scoping review
Feb 6, 2024

In this report, summer research fellow Thomas Beuchot briefly scoped…

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A woman helped by Friendship Bench, smiling on the bench
Wellbeing measurementPhilosophy & Foundational WorkPolicy
Working paper: Can I get a little…
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.
Lead ExposureGiveDirectlyDewormingFriendship BenchCharity UpdatesMental HealthPainMalariaPoverty and Economic GrowthStrongMinds
HLI’s Giving Season 2023 Research Overview
Nov 28, 2023

Download report as PDF In this report, we provide an…

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Women engaged in a group therapy session with a facilitator under a tree.
Friendship BenchMental HealthStrongMindsSpillovers
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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Happier Lives Institute
Research Agenda
Research Agenda 2023-2024
Jul 6, 2023

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

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