Happy Kids Academy

100% Société d'Impact Sociétal · Luxembourg

We don't treat depression.
We promote Human Flourishing.

Happy Kids Academy builds preventive mental health for children and teenagers — in the language they think in. A multilingual, evidence-based programme of applied Positive Psychology.

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CASEL SELOECD social & emotional competenceWHO Europe life-skillsYou(th) Start Challenges
Top 30 finalist · AI Impact Summit India 2026

The state of youth mental health

Depression is the leading cause of disability among teenagers in Europe — and the system was not designed for the emotional complexity of constant transition.

1 in 0
Teens diagnosed with a mental health condition
0%
of trained students sit in a hidden risk zone
Internal pilots
0%+
Rise in psychiatric medication for ages 15–24 (2018–2023)
WTW Report 2025
€1 → €0
Saved in treatment for every euro spent on prevention

Recognition & supporters

Who's standing with us.

Impact Luxembourg · Société d'Impact SociétalSocial Business IncubatorAndré Losch FondationLuxinnovationMifa · Zesummen LiewenIPPA · International Positive Psychology AssociationGlobal Flourishing StudyImpact Luxembourg · Société d'Impact SociétalSocial Business IncubatorAndré Losch FondationLuxinnovationMifa · Zesummen LiewenIPPA · International Positive Psychology AssociationGlobal Flourishing Study
Children jumping together at sunset — joyful silhouettes against a magenta-to-violet sky

What we do

Measure protective factors. Build them before crisis starts.

Most mental health work begins after a diagnosis. We move upstream — identifying emotional needs and building strengths in young people before issues escalate. We use language as a marker of well-being, and connect the data we gather to real human contact in schools and communities.

Preventive

Acting before crisis — not after diagnosis.

Multilingual

FR · DE · LU · EN · PT — in the language children actually think in.

Evidence-based

Grounded in positive psychology, CASEL, and the Global Flourishing Study.

Measured

Resilience markers and Flourishing Index scoring as a wellbeing baseline.

Assessments & Recommendation

Map the soft signals. Act before crisis.

We measure the things adults usually only notice when it's too late — hope, belonging, meaning, emotional safety. Each class gets a clear read of where children stand, and a recommendation plan that turns the data into a next step the same week.

See how assessments work

The first soft signal · two trajectories

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Same child, two futures: one where we intervene at the first soft signal, one where we wait.

Explanatory style · Protective action

Protective Factor 1

Range across the sample. Recommendation scoped to the whole cohort.

Owner

School psychologist + form tutors

Re-measure

4 weeks

Suggested action

Run a 4-session attribution-retraining micro-module across the cohort: reframe setbacks as temporary, specific, and external.

Worth remembering

Laughter is anti-inflammatory. Crying is regulating. Hugging is immunoprotective. Singing is vagal toning. Dancing is neurogenic.Joy is a biological necessity.
Mark Hyman, M.D.

Schools piloting with us

Visionary schools building the future of Education

Onboard on this journey with us

When we train one teacher, we reach every child in their classroom — for the rest of their career.