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LiveWell Foundation

Our Mission​
The LiveWell Foundation empowers people with depression ​and substance use disorders to transform their own lives through free and effective peer support and education.
LiveWell's innovative peer-led behavioral health program - or curriculum-based Guided Self-Care support groups -  empower people with new skills for reducing their own symptoms and relapses of depression and co-occurring mental health issues, and for living more meaningful, connected and productive lives.
Our Core Values​
  • Mental Health Equity
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  • ​Self-Empowerment through Education
 
  • Community and
        Peer Connection
        as "Medicine"
 
  • Commitment
        to Data and
       Evidence
 
Misson
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Adults in the U.S. who will experience clinical depression this year. (The rate is higher among teens.​)
Percentage of people who cannot access or afford the support they desperately want and need.​
1/4
70%
11 mins 
$236B
Another American dies by suicide every 11 minutes; depression
is the leading cause.
Depression is the leading cause of disability in the U.S., with the highest economic burden of any chronic health issue: an annual cost of $236 billion.
Untreated depression and suicide are devasting the lives of individuals, their families and our communities. We're on a mission to change that! 

With both the public and private health systems failing to meet the needs of millions of Americans, LiveWell is creating a new and sustainable social infrastructure of mental health support by putting free and easy-to-access, high-quality depression support and education into the hands of people themselves.

Since 2020, the peer-driven, volunteer-run LiveWell Program has grown to become a national community of diverse people with depression and substance use disorders who are dedicated to empowering each other to live well.
  Our Impact: Not All Peer Support is Created Equal  
Utilizing social networks for widespread individual behavioral change, LiveWell's peer-led, educational-based support groups are empowering individuals to transform their own lives, and building healthier and more resilient communities.

Recommended by leading mental health experts, the one-of-a-kind LiveWell Program's Guided Self-Care curriculum is producing exceptional mental outcomes for a wide and diverse population:  
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47,000+

Logins to our virtual support groups

(ages 14-89)

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96% 

"I learned new skills to better manage my moods."

 

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91%

 "I feel more connected to others."

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86%

 Report reduction or disappearance of symptoms.

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