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May 20, 2025 — Are you feeling the weight of uncertainty? New beginnings can bring the positive, negative, and everything in between. Here's my advice for adapting when graduating into the unknown.

May 16, 2025 — A season-long initiative spotlighting six New England nonprofits, the program will feature monthly partnerships, in-park experiences, and social media stories to promote open dialogue.

May 12, 2025 — The Ice Bucket Challenge is back, reimagined by the University of South Carolina's MIND club to support mental health awareness, and inspired by the 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge, which supported the ALS Foundation and brought awareness to the fight against ALS.

May 8, 2025 — The fear of judgment or shame can make it difficult for many to be vulnerable and seek support. This phenomenon is not only prevalent in AAPI communities but also in many other minority cultures, which can further widen disparities in mental health awareness, access to care, and culturally competent resources.

April 30, 2025 — They've poured their hearts into championing a new era of mental health advocacy, and each brought unique ideas and invaluable perspective to the table.

April 22, 2025 — Their ongoing community engagement is evident through initiatives like Well-being Walk-in Wednesdays and Grad Time, which provide continuous support, not just one-off moments.

April 17, 2025 — Balancing stress and anxiety with life's demands can feel overwhelming and isolating. That’s why Active Minds launched Stress Less Week®, a national program that occurs in the fall and spring each year.

April 8, 2025 — The more I read and the closer I looked at the patients under my care, I could see High-Functioning Depression (HFD) was everywhere. But people couldn’t go to their doctor and ask for a diagnosis or a prescription for antidepressants for it. If they did, the doctor would run through a quick screening tool for […]

April 2, 2025 — We are beyond excited to announce a historic milestone in Active Minds’ journey: we’ve surpassed our goal of reaching 1,000 K-12 schools in 1,000 days, and we did it months ahead of schedule! Each of these K-12 schools joined our mental health movement by bringing Active Minds to their school, demonstrating a prioritization of mental […]

March 24, 2025 — At twenty five years, it’s about all the things he has missed. It’s the longing for everything that didn’t happen, the things that couldn’t happen, because he’s no longer here. Grief has been a strange road, one that cannot truly be explained. It started with being all-consuming, a disbelief that this stage in life was […]