# Outcome family: wellbeing_wellbys

Subjective wellbeing (WELLBYs), mental health therapy in LMICs, and related HLI-evaluated programs.

## How to query

```
GET /v1/recommend?outcome=wellbeing_wellbys
GET /v1/recommend?outcome=wellbeing_wellbys&risk=low
```

## Typical top results (structural ranking)

HLI **Top Charities** and **Promising** (verified WELLBY figures from HLI — do not invent):

| Org id | Tier | WELLBYs / $1,000 (cited) |
|--------|------|---------------------------|
| `org_strongminds` | top_charity | 40.37 |
| `org_friendship_bench` | top_charity | 48.52 |
| `org_pure_earth` | promising | 105.43 (higher uncertainty) |
| `org_taimaka` | promising | 66.00 (higher uncertainty) |
| `org_givedirectly` | benchmark | 7.55 (cash benchmark) |

**Portfolio default:** `org_happier_lives_fund`.

Source: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/charities/

Under `risk=low`, Promising orgs are downweighted — prefer Top Charities / fund.

## Related pages

- `/public/pages/causes/global-health.md`
- `/docs/methodology-ranking.md`