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Active Minds Programs

Connecting, equipping, and amplifying youth and young adults to forever change how mental health is valued and prioritized in society.

Nothing About Us Without Us

Youth and young adults know best what they need; it is time that we equip them to voice their needs, inform the solutions, and leverage tools and paths for change.

Active Minds prepares youth and young adults to be champions and leaders among their peers, in their communities and institutions, and at the systems level. We are building a movement that forever changes how mental health is valued and prioritized

Our Programs

A.S.K. Acknowledge, Support, Keep-in-Touch

The best way to help a friend is to A.S.K — Acknowledge, Support, Keep-in-Touch. Powered by Active Minds and SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios, A.S.K. is the new ‘stop, drop, and roll’ for informal peer support.

Chapter Network

Chapters are student-led, school-based groups that mobilize for civic engagement and advocacy action aimed at mental health social change. Active Minds Chapters have access to a suite of robust resources, ideas, professional expertise, and networks of peers – all at no cost.

Community Programs

Our community programs provide educational and community-centered events and experiences that mobilize youth, young adults, and youth champions (parents, caregivers, school staff, etc.) to change how we think, talk, and feel about mental health and how we show up for the people around us.

Youth Leadership Resources & Training

We equip youth and young adults to drive mental health change by providing leadership and mental health advocacy skill-building and resources.

Workforce Development

We support young professionals to successfully transition to the workforce and change mental health norms and behaviors within the workplace and through their careers.

Our Impact

Active Minds is on a mission to connect, equip, and amplify youth and young adults as leaders in the mental health movement.

10,000+

youth and young adults directly involved in Active Minds’ programs

1 million+

peers reached through Active Minds youth and young adult leaders

7.8 million

youth and young adults impacted by an Active Minds presence in their communities

Presence in all 50 U.S. states

When I think back to myself as a teenager with no expertise or knowledge of self-advocacy, I know that a resource hub within a click away would have helped and informed my advocacy much earlier. It wasn’t until college that I started to own my story and voice to help me obtain the resources I needed but felt they were hidden from me. That is why I am so excited about our new program, Your Voice Is Your Power.

Jimena Perez (she/they/ella)