Schools are seeing a huge rise in disruptive behaviors. Unfortunately, there are grifters out there who are happy to sell behavior management programs to schools that have no evidence behind them. This SAMHSA resource describes programs PROVEN to work: store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/…

"Does intergroup contact foster solidarity with the disadvantaged? A longitudinal analysis across seven years" Open access preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf.i…

This week's prosocial study flashback from 2017 studied the wonderful Roots of Empathy program and found significant positive changes in empathy, aggression & prosocial behavior with "an impact somewhat larger than typically observed for ... SEL programs". buff.ly/3yTYyaf

We're excited to sponsor research led by Kim Schonert-Reichl into the inspiring MindUP program dedicated to improving children's well-being, looking at the effects of a new MindUP intervention for educators compared to the existing MindUP program for students. buff.ly/2NM8rfF

Excited to share new research forthcoming at JPSP APA Journals and summarized in today’s The New York Times article. nytimes.com/2022/07/11/wel… University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School University of Pittsburgh, College of Business University of Pittsburgh Kate E. Min

Out now in Psychological Medicine, we report the effects of a large RCT of a universal school-based CBT informed intervention for adolescent mental health. Despite increasing m/h knowledge, we found null, and some small iatrogenic effects, a🧵 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

This week's prosocial study flashback looked at GRIP TRAINING INSTITUTE formerly InsightOut's program for incarcerated people to stop violent behavior, cultivate mindfulness, achieve emotional intelligence, and understand victim impact; and found significant increases in trust. buff.ly/3PzN80E

Believe it not, Americans’ cooperation rate has increased over time! A meta-analysis of 511 studies (with 63,342 people) finds that cooperation is on the rise and linked to societal wealth, urbanization level, and people living alone (Paul van Lange) psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2022-…

Want to make people around you happy? Here are simple things that cause happiness, but that we don’t do enough as we wrongly think they will be awkward & not appreciated. 🧵 🙏🏻People appreciate gratitude MUCH more than the giver expects & it is less awkward to give than expected

Evidence from North Carolina suggests strong teacher impacts on future crime among students that are uncorrelated with test scores but tightly linked to effects on suspensions, from Evan Rose, Jonathan T. Schellenberg, and Yotam Shem-Tov nber.org/papers/w30274

This week's prosocial study flashback is a 2013 study by Dr. Helen Weng with Center for Healthy Minds that showed that just 2 weeks of compassion training resulted in altruistic changes towards a victim, even when participants were not cued to generate compassion. buff.ly/3zxTN6z

An estimated 1 in every 3 women worldwide has suffered physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in her lifetime. Can economic interventions targeted at women help mitigate intimate partner violence? Our new #PolicyInsight looks into the data. j-p.al/pi4

Social encouragement seems to lead to kindness because it can grow your teen's empathy and help them to internalize moral principles based on compassion. Greater Good greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/s…

Great organization, in need of great managers. Few programs change lives more. See my WashPo article about their program's huge impact on crime & violence: washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…

I’m thrilled to inform you that USAID officially announced our 2024 award for the NEPI intervention, “Adapting a Therapy Approach to Prevent Crime,” to the world. You can find the newsletter announcement here. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAID…

Major update - list of best charities 2024 We are pleased to announce that the Happier Lives Institute has named the NEPI program one of the most cost-effective charities for increasing global happiness. Check here: happierlivesinstitute.org/give-now/?utm_…

Does SELF-CARE really work? 1K people did a 2-week intervention Ps performed 3 🥰KINDNESS🥰 acts/week either TOWARD SELF or OTHERS 1. People LIKED self-kindness > other-kindness...BUT 2. Self-kindness had ⬆️ DEPRESSION, ANXIETY! 3. Other-kindness? ⬇️ dep, anx, + loneliness!

🧵1/12 New GreeneLab paper in Nature Human Behaviour—after 5+ years! Our cooperative quiz game, Tango (letstango.org), defuses political animosity and improves democracy-related attitudes. Some key effects last 4 months doi.org/10.1038/s41562…