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Understanding how interventions create change is an important challenge in mental health research. This preprint introduces the Three Principles Beliefs Scale (3PBS), a newly developed measure designed to assess beliefs associated with the Three Principles of Health Realization. The study presents initial evidence for the scale's psychometric properties and explores how these beliefs relate to wellbeing, supporting future research into potential mechanisms of change.

The 2025 Annual Report from Innate Health Research highlights the organisation’s growing research collaborations and the continued development of the Innate Health Scale. The scale has now been used with more than 7,000 people across 33 countries and 10 languages, forming an emerging international dataset exploring innate psychological health across different contexts. The report shares updates on research partnerships, applications across sectors, and the evolving evidence base behind this work.

Innate health isn’t just a personal insight — it’s becoming a collective voice. From thousands of stories across communities, a powerful picture is emerging of how 3P practices transform lives. When shared, that voice has the potential to shape policy, education, and mental health worldwide.

This new report shares findings from a three-year mixed-methods study of A Slice of Happiness—a low-cost, peer-led programme supporting individuals facing unemployment, home insecurity, and mental health challenges. The report combines quantitative outcomes with powerful lived experience insights, highlighting how the programme helps rebuild confidence, emotional resilience, and a sense of possibility. It offers a timely contribution to UK public health conversations around prevention, early intervention, and sustainable return-to-work support.

Entering our third year of work as Innate Health Research, we are at a pivotal point of growth. In 2023, we focused on building the foundation of our organization, pulling together independent projects with program partners. In 2024, we explored innate health as a unique approach that challenges many current assumptions in mental health. We now see our work as part of a movement to enhance the landscape and diversity of solutions that need to be explored if we are to meet the global mental health crisis.

Explore the growing field of Innate Health Realization theory, presented by Innate Health Research at the 2023 International Positive Psychology Conference. Discover how accessing creativity, wisdom, and clarity within can improve mental health outcomes, with early data suggesting resilience in the face of stress. View the full poster for more insights.

Explore a video montage from our appearance at the 2024 British Society of Criminology conference. Watch the powerful stories of individuals who've experienced the transformative impact of innate health, both within and on behalf of the criminal justice system.

Unlocking innate health in prison: Evidence shows the transformative impact of innate health interventions on wellbeing and recidivism rates. Read more in our study revealing higher levels of innate health, self-control, and wellbeing among participants.

Innate Health Research, launched in 2023, is validating accessible, sustainable mental health solutions through collaborative research. Explore our inaugural annual report and join us in bridging the gap between mental health crisis and care.

Dive into the ongoing narrative with our latest stakeholder report, "Voices of Resilience," a sequel to our inaugural report on the A Slice of Happiness (ASOH) program. In collaboration with Dr. Geraldine Brown at Coventry University, Innate Health Research explores the continued impact on vulnerable and home-insecure adults in Hertfordshire, UK, drawing from 165 survey responses and 38 qualitative interviews. Join us in uncovering the enduring effects of ASOH through participant voices and insights.

Innate Health Research presented an academic poster at the 2023 Mind & Life Institute. Knowledge about our internal capacity for well-being is central to positive mental health markers. Insight-oriented transformation is a potential pathway for strengthening our reliance on internal capacity. However, a dearth of empirical research on insight learning exists. In part, this is because of a lack of methodology for examining insight processes. This conference poster outlines the Micro-phenomenology Method as a possible solution.

Innate Health Research showcased evidence of the transformative power of focusing on innate health at the annual British Society of Criminology Conference. Through collaborative efforts across three populations—men in prison, individuals facing home insecurity, and those in substance use rehabilitation—we discovered significant shifts in identity, improved relationships, healthier choices, and increased peace and resilience. These outcomes, along with higher levels of innate health and prosocial behavior, open up new possibilities for positive change. We extend heartfelt gratitude to all authors, participants, and attendees who contributed to this important research, and we eagerly anticipate further collaborations in exploring the immense potential within every individual.