Mental Health Good News

Stories about people and organizations making a difference for mental health — and fighting the stigma around mental health

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Nonprofit invents modular playgrounds for kids in war zones: 'The children helped construct them'

The design was made in collaboration with Palestinian and Sudanese child refugees.

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Here's what to say — and not say — to someone who is grieving, according to a death doula

Meredith Wilson Parfet wants to reshape the way Americans approach tragedy.

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She counted calories as a teen. Now she's made a game to help others with disordered eating

NYU game designer Jiao Hsia is using experiences from her youth to inform her newest game.

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This woman is leading Nigeria's mental health revolution

Sa’adatu Adamu has been advocating for better mental health care in Nigeria.

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He felt isolated by his schizophrenia. So he made an award-winning podcast about his experiences

In the podcast, Vargas Arango plays around with sound effects, echoes, and voice manipulation to create an immersive soundscape for his listeners.

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Woman retrofits vending machine to dispense random acts of kindness

What was once a bait and tackle vending machine has been transformed into a colorful attraction dispensing kindness challenges to strangers.

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Video games can be therapeutic for teens with ADHD and depression — but only when they meet this criteria

A new study from Johns Hopkins suggests that video games could offer real mental health benefits for children and teens.

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They throw it away virtually, then they toss it in real life. How VR is helping people with hoarding disorders declutter

A new Stanford study shows how VR can help people with hoarding disorder take their first steps toward letting go.

A young woman with brown hair wears headphones as she looks at a computer screen. A poster behind her says: "TEEN LINE"

With this helpline run by teens, for teens, empathy is something AI can’t replace

After 65 hours of training with a professional counselor, these teens are taking on roles as peer-to-peer mentors.

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NY leads the nation in youth mental health. Hochul says it's thanks to this one policy 'every governor should enact'

New York was recently named a national leader in protecting youth mental well-being. Governor Hochul’s stance as the state’s “first mom governor” might be why.