Wellbeing Science for Teens

A recent survey found that 37% of teens say they have poor mental health. This 6-week course aims to address this mental health crisis by combining the best ideas from Dr. Laurie Santos’s popular Yale course, Psychology and the Good Life. In this course, you’ll learn what psychology teaches us about how to be happier, how to experience less stress, and how to succeed in high school and beyond. The lessons, plus short weekly “happiness homework” assignments, will ultimately prepare you to put these scientific findings into practice. The end goal is for you to feel better and develop healthier habits. Parents, teachers, and other professionals who support teens may also find this course helpful. Note: This course does not provide grades, credit, or Yale student status. THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS FOR TEENAGERS was made possible in part by generous funding from the ARTHUR M. BLANK Family Foundation and the JOHN TEMPLETON Foundation.