Goldie Hawn, best know for her ability to make us laugh, has been instrumental in bringing social and emotional training to schools around the world. Her Mind-Up Program is now utalised in over 80 schools in the USA, 140 in Canada, 7 in the UK, 2 in Australia and even one in Venezuela. NPR dedicated almost an entire hour to the idea:

She elaborates further at this TedMed talk: