LiveWell Foundation
About Us
Our Vision
We believe all people deserve equal access to the support they need to live well with depression.
Our Mission
We empower people with depression to transform their own lives through free and effective peer support and skill-based education.
Depression is the most common mental health issue in the U.S, and is associated with greater functional impairment and higher societal costs than any other chronic health problem. Although depression is treatable, more than 70% of people affected by it cannot access or afford the support they desperately want and need.
We're on a mission to change that!
"The LiveWell Foundation's work is having a huge impact on the treatment of chronic depression."
- Dr. Aaron T. Beck
Founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dedicated to mental health equity,
our community-based behavioral health organization aims to:
Increase Access to Depression Support
Our online and community-based educational support groups - led by trained volunteer peers - are always free and open to the public: no insurance, referral or diagnosis required, creating a sustainable model for widespread availability of effective depression treatment and prevention.
Foster
Healthy Lives
We teach people the skills they need to reduce both symptoms and relapses of depression and to increase wellbeing through the LiveWell Program®: a Guided Self-Care curriculum that integrates aspects of effective therapies and evidence-based wellness strategies. [Read more]
Advocate for Peer-Led Depression Care
We advocate for the evidence-based practice of peer-led interventions to become a routine part of depression prevention, treatment, and recovery services. And peer support is proven to be a cost-effective way to reach a wide and diverse population in need.
Challenge the Stigma of Depression
Mental health stigma still prevents millions of people from getting care. We fight stigma by stimulating public dialogue about depression and its related issues, and by creating opportunities for people with depression to share their unique stories of resilience and living well.
Our Impact at a Glance
95%
of Participant's agree
"LiveWell taught me skills I need to better manage my mood and depression symptoms." *
*Based on an anonymous online survey of 50 participants (2019).
10,000+
Adults and teens from around the world expected to join our virtual support groups in 2021
(We went online in 2020 in response to COVID-19)
Voted Philly's #1 Best Place
to Heal
(2020)
Philadelphia Magazine
