Points of light

•There are major initiatives in the UK and US, addressing the delivery of psychological care on a massive scale.•There is much to be learned from changing our focus to incorporate the construct of well being.•Developing a psychological 'immune system' is an important goal for the future.

Important developments took place during the past decade. Two major nationwide treatment/training programmes were initiated: IAPT and the US Army Resiliency Program. Work on the psychological immune system presages a major advance in scientific knowledge. The reformulation of human actions, moving the emphasis from retrospection to prospection has wide implications. The concept of wellbeing has had a major impact on health psychology. The topics covered include the U.K. scheme for improving access to psychological therapies, resilience training in the military, wellbeing, the psychological immune system, the concept of prospection, some recent trends in psychopathology, mental contamination.