Mental Health Good News

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

Self Care Quote Graphic: Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. — Anne Lamott

101 Best Self-Care Quotes To Remind You What Matters

When we practice genuine self-care, we get the opportunity to understand ourselves better, recharge our batteries before they're empty, and maintain the ability to make a difference for our loved ones and communities.
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Rage Giving': How Divisive News Drives Big Donations

People often donate to nonprofits following breaking news about events they consider to be tragic or unjust, which some like to call "rage giving".
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Light Quote Graphic: "There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it." — Amanda Gorman

31 Best Quotes About Light To Brighten the World

There's no shortage of people creating light and making a positive difference. We all have the ability to seek the light and be the light.
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Darkness in Light Quote Graphic: "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." — Desmond Tutu

69 Best Quotes on Finding Light in Darkness

May these quotes help you to always seek the light — and to be the light. (And we'll be here to help you along your journey.)
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Dark Quote Graphic: The shadow is the greatest teacher for how to come to the light. — Ram Dass

Discover the beauty in darkness with these thought-provoking quotes

We've collected the best quotes about darkness to point to the importance and power of darkness — and to help you appreciate the light more than ever.
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Toxic Positivity Quote Graphic: We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions. — Brené Brown

30 Best Toxic Positivity Quotes To Encourage Authentic Hope

Toxic positivity is harmful, shallow, and leaves each of us missing out on the breadth of the human experience. Fortunately, we can learn how to avoid toxic positivity.
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Clocks illustrated getting happier as they get "older"

Many People Have A Fear Of Aging; These Helpers Ask: What If We Aged With Joy Instead?

Aging joyfully isn’t a new concept, nor is it a marketing scheme; it’s just a trend in human nature. According to a 2011 Gallup survey, people’s sense of well-being was the highest in childhood and old age.
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Example of a mental health awareness shirt

8 Mental Health Awareness Shirts To Help End The Stigma

Promote mental health awareness, support a mental health nonprofit, and add a winning shirt to your wardrobe with these mental health apparel picks.
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Hand-drawn illustration of a sign saying "Welcome To Any Person Wanting To Be a Better Grownup"

How Grownups Can Solve Problems by Thinking Like Kids

We asked expert Brad Montague for four ways grownups can tap into their inner child to do good for the world and the people in it.
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101 Self-Care Ideas — Beyond the Clichés

When it comes to self care, we want you focused on your health; not your wealth.
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Ultimate Calendar of Disability Awareness Days & Months

Your simple guide to the hundreds of national and international disability awareness days, weeks, and months.
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A woman wearing a face mask looks at her right while she stands in front of a classroom

As Youth Mental Health Crisis Rages, Michigan Schools Work To Bolster Students’ Sense of Connection

As the Covid-19 pandemic brought shutdowns and quarantines, making students’ lives less stable and connected, it intensified a long-festering youth mental health crisis and left schools searching for answers.
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