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United States Organizations
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The American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues.
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Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 148,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
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NIMH supports innovative science that will profoundly transform the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders, paving the way for a cure.
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The American Sociological Association is a non-profit membership association based in Washington, DC dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good . . .
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United Kingdom Organizations
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The British Psychological Society is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. The Society was formed in 1901 and has more than 45,000 members.
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The Commissioning framework for health and well-being is published for consultation. It is aimed at commissioners and providers of services in health, social care and local authorities. It is part of the White Paper "Our health our care our say."
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Defra's core purpose is to improve the current and future quality of life. For the first time one department has brought together the interests of farmers and the countryside, the environment and the rural economy.
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The Institute for Public Policy Research is the UK’s leading progressive think tank, producing cutting edge research and innovative policy ideas for a just, democratic and sustainable world.
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The Whitehall Well-being Working Group have produced a report summarizing the results of the Sustainable Development Unit investigation into the use of well-being concepts in policy making and appraisal.
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International Organizations
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The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 178 countries. The team works closely with thousands of professionals around the world.
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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) was called for by the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000. Initiated in 2001, the objective of the MA was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and the scientific . . .
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The OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to support sustainable economic growth, boost employment, raise living standards, . . .
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The Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) is a Directorate General of the European Commission that reports directly to the President and acts under his authority. BEPA provides advice formulates recommendations regarding the policy of the EU.
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UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, . . .
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WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, . . .
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News Organizations
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ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company.
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Mark Easton goes on a journey to understand what lasting happiness is. The six-part series looks at the newest research, examine the latest policy proposals, and meet the most cutting-edge thinkers from around the world.
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Bloomberg's founding vision in 1981 was to create an information-services, news and media company that provides business and financial professionals with the tools and data they need on a single, all-inclusive platform.
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CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (CBS) is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States.
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World Happiness Researcher Personal Websites
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he Happiness Solution: Finding Joy and Meaning In An Upside Down World is based on the groundbreaking idea that healing and happiness come in the form of stories, parables, and anecdotes. They will deal with your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
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Universities
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The Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship is committed to advancing research in the emerging field of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS). This website is a medium of communication for the Center for POS and . . .
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Erasmus University Rotterdam is an international knowledge workshop for critical thinking and academic training, driven by a strong focus on current social issues.
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Harvard is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a world class centre for its concentration of teaching and research across the full range of the social, political and economic sciences. Founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, . . .
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The Melbourne Institute aims to be a major institute of applied economic and social research that is nationally and internationally renowned in academia, government, business and community groups . . .
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The University of Oxford located in the city of Oxford, England is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Academically, Oxford is consistently ranked in the world's top ten universities.
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Positive Psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. The Positive Psychology Center promotes research, training, education, and the dissemination of Positive Psychology.
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Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. It is one of eight universities that belong to the Ivy League. Princeton has traditionally focused on undergraduate education and academic research.
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The Quality of Life Research Center (QLRC) at the Drucker School of Management was founded in 1999. The QLRC is a non-profit research institute that studies "positive psychology"; that is, human strengths such as creativity, intrinsic motivation, . . .
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The Center for Health and Wellbeing is an interdisciplinary unit within the Woodrow Wilson School, which seeks to foster research and teaching on the multiple aspects of health and wellbeing in both developed and developing countries.
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Research Institutes
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The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives.
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The mission of the EI Consortium is to aid the advancement of research and practice related to emotional intelligence in organizations. The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations is currently made up of . . .
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The European Network for Positive Psychology is a collective of European researchers with shared interests in the science and practice of positive psychology.
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The mission of the Gallup Institute for Global Well-Being (GIGWB) is to promote expert research, index measurement, training and applications vital, for one and for all, to pursue and sustain "a life worth living."
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Founded in 1982, the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP) is the natural meeting point for all those interested in the areas where psychology and economics intersect. It has a wide international membership, . . .
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The Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. We are best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories, . . .
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The Project on Global Working Families is a research unit founded by Professor Jody Heymann at Harvard and McGill Universities and co-directed by Dr. Alison Earle. The Project on Global Working Families is the first program devoted to understanding . . .
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The Quality of Life Research Unit has been developing conceptual models and instruments for research, evaluation and assessment since 1991. In partnership with the Department of Occupational Therapy and Centre for Health Promotion, . . .
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Sociometrics Corporation is a for-profit research and development firm specializing in social science research applications. It was established in 1983 as a corporation in the State of California. The Founder and President of Sociometrics is . . .
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Think Tanks
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The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a private, nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare. Founded in 1943, AEI is home to . . .
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The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. For more than 90 years, Brookings has analyzed current and emerging issues and produced new ideas that matter . . .
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The Cato Institute was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane. It is a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute is named for Cato's Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay . . .
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The David Hume Institute was set up in Edinburgh in 1985, the first Executive Director being Professor Sir Alan Peacock, to consider legal and economic aspects of public policy questions and to promote the results widely. It aims to be a distinctive . . .
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Demos is the think tank for 'everyday democracy'. Our aim is to put this idea into practice by working with organisations in ways that make them more effective and legitimate.
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nef is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. We aim to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues . . .
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The Roosevelt Institution is a non-profit, non-partisan national network of campus-based student think tanks. Its members conduct policy research on the pressing political issues facing our world, from environmental protection to equality . . .
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Private Organizations
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The Centre for Confidence and Well-being aims to support individual, organisational and cultural change. We aim to do this mainly through the dissemination of learning from the growing discipline of Positive Psychology. As well as our web resources . . .
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The Pembina Institute envisions a world in which our immediate and future needs are met in a manner that protects the earth's living systems; ensures clean air, land and water; prevents dangerous climate change, and provides security, justice and . . .
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Values in Action Institute (VIA) is an independent non-profit organization founded to advance the science of positive psychology. VIA's Phase One goals have been twofold. . .
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