Includes bibliographical references and index.

The State of Wellbeing Science: Concepts, Measures, Interventions, and Policies / Felicia A. Huppert -- Parenting Interventions to Promote Wellbeing and Prevent Mental Disorder / Sarah Stewart-Brown -- Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools / Katherine Weare and Melanie Nind -- An Exploration of the Effects of Mindfulness Training and Practice in Association with Enhanced Wellbeing for Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Practice / Christine Burke -- MindMatters: Implementing Mental Health Promotion in secondary Schools in Australia / Louise Rowling and Trevor Hazell -- A Systematic Review of Mental Health Promotion in the Workplace / Czeslaw Czabala and Katarzyna Charzynska -- Wellbeing Begins with "We": The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Interventions that Increase Social Closeness / Bethany E. Kok and Barbara L. Fredrickson -- The Experience Corp: Intergenerational Interventions to Enhance Wellbeing Among Retired People / George W. Rebok, Michelle C. Carlson, Kevin D. Frick, Katherine D. Giuriceo, Tara L. Gruenewald, Sylvia McGill, Jeanine M. Parisi, William A. Romani, Teresa E. Seeman, Elizabeth K. Tanner, and Linda P. Fried -- Enhancing Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing in Older People: Important Concepts and Effective Psychosocial Interventions / Anna K. Forsman, Eija Stengard, and Kristian Wahlbeck -- Wellbeing as a Business Priority: Experience from the Corporate World / Catherine Kilfedder and Paul Litchfield -- The Power of Philanthropy and Volunteering / Sara Konrath -- Community Change: The Complex Nature of Interventions to Promote Positive Connections / Suye Roffey and Jacqueline Barnes -- The Health and Wellbeing Effects of Active Labor Market Programs / Adam P. Coutts, David Stuckler, and David J. Cann -- Creating Good Lives Through Computer Games / Daniel Johnson, Peta Wyeth, and Penny Sweetser -- Retooling for Wellbeing: Media and the Public's Mental Health / Marten W. de Vries -- Policy and Wellbeing: The U.K. Government Perspective / David Halpern -- Measuring what Matters / Juliet Michaelson, Charles Seaford, Saamah Abdallah, and Nic Marks -- Mental Health and Wellbeing at the Top of the Global Agenda / Eva Jane-Llopis, Peter Anderson, and Helen Herrman -- How can Subjective Wellbeing be Improved? / John F. Helliwell.