Our impact

Evidence you can trust

Independent evaluations, NHS backing, local authority data and teacher feedback from across the UK and globally demonstrate our impact. It’s all brought together in our 2025/26 National Impact Report.

Prevention you can measure

Demonstrating prevention is hard, as you’re trying to measure the things that don’t happen: the specialist CAMHS referral that wasn’t needed, the exclusion that was avoided, or the school morning that didn’t end in disaster. Prevention can also be measured by the stories we hear from professionals in education and health, and from children and young people themselves. We show it all to give the broadest possible picture of impact.

NHS-backed

Part of the NHS Innovation Accelerator

myHappymind is backed by the NHS. Our founder and CEO, Laura Earnshaw, is an NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow. The NHS England programme supports proven, evidence-based innovations to scale across the NHS.

Learn about the NIA

Download our National Impact Report

How we measure impact

We look at impact in two ways: independent evidence, and data we collect throughout the year.

Independent evaluation

Centre for Mental Health

The 2026 evaluation, Supporting a Whole-School Approach to Wellbeing, found children better able to understand, articulate and manage their emotions.

Read about the evaluation

Government data

Local authority data

We analyse local authority data to illustrate our impact. Examples from Bury (July 2026) and Sefton (August 2026) are available on our evaluations page.

See the analyses

Data we collect throughout the year

Throughout the year, we collect data and stories from the schools and settings using our programmes, and we hold regular forums where they help shape new resources.

Teacher surveys

Before and after every module

Class teachers are with their children every day, so they’re best placed to understand each child’s needs. They complete a survey before delivery to set a baseline for the class, then another after each module to show its effect.

Headteacher and SENCO surveys

Fewer referrals to specialist services

These measure how the programme reduces reliance on specialist services, including the number of prevented referrals to CAMHS, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and the school SENCo.

Case studies and testimonials

In their own words

Alongside the numbers, we gather stories from the staff delivering the programme, from families seeing the impact at home and, most importantly, from children themselves.

See our case studies

Spotlight story
What has been particularly inspirational has been the feedback from children and young people and their families and the staff. From teachers around how it’s changed the culture and from headteachers about how its reduced the need for external services – how they are able to contain and support more children on their own. As a commissioner it has been very empowering having that evidence to take forward.

Jane Case Assistant Director of Mental Health Strategic Commissioning and CYP Programme Manager for Bury at NHS Greater Manchester ICB
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Since introducing the myHappymind programme, we’ve seen a remarkable shift in the way our children understand and manage their emotions...The children love the practical strategies, and we’ve noticed improvements not only in wellbeing but also in their readiness to learn. It has become an invaluable part of our whole‑school approach to supporting mental health and personal development.

Mrs. Ashley Pescod Head of School, English Martyrs Catholic Primary School
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Since starting myHappymind, I’ve seen a real shift in our family - my children are not only more confident and calm, but they’re also learning how to bounce back from challenges. It’s helped us build resilience together, which is a powerful change in our home.

Parent Stanley Crook Primary School
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It does justify the investment made.

Commissioner Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB