The Science of Well-Being for Teens

 The most popular course at Yale – Psychology and the Good Life – has been retooled into a free, online, six-week course for teenagers. It uses TikTok-length videos to highlight common misconceptions about happiness and teach about the behaviors, feelings, and thoughts that produce mental well-being.

A recent survey found that 37% of teens say they have poor mental health. This 6-week course aims to curb this mental health crisis by bringing together the best insights from Dr. Laurie Santos’ popular Yale course Psychology and the Good Life. In this course, you can explore what the field of psychology teaches us about how to be happier, how to feel less stressed, and how to thrive in high school and beyond. Parents, teachers, and other professionals supporting teenagers may also find the course beneficial.