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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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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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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Here's How Finland Solved Its Homelessness Problem

The UK, Germany, and France are Europe’s three biggest economies, and yet they haven’t solved their housing problem. Across Europe, the picture is much the same, except in Finland.
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12 Best Conversation Cards For Deeper Relationships

Conversation card games have offered people a framework to embrace humanity, vulnerability, and develop better conversation habits. Here are 12 decks that do a great job at encouraging deeper discussion ...
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Quote Graphic: "The world may be broken, but hope is not crazy." — John Green

68 Best John Green Quotes On Hope & Life

John Green is a bestselling author, podcaster, avid soccer fan, and popular YouTube creator. In 2014, he was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
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How a Majority BIPOC Worker Co-op Is Disrupting the Field of Therapy

A therapist collective is changing how mental health services are offered in Ridgewood, Queens
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7 Positive Good News Stories From Canada

The official Good Good Good roundup of positive good news stories from Canada — continually being updated.
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How To Avoid 'Toxic Positivity' and Take the Less Direct Route to Happiness

Research shows happier people tend to live longer, be healthier and enjoy more successful lives. And “very happy people” have more of these benefits relative to only averagely happy people. But pursued in certain ways, happiness or positivity can become toxic.
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Trusting Societies Are Overall Happier — A Happiness Expert Explains Why

People lead better, happier, and more satisfying lives when people in their communities share high levels of trust. There are specific reasons trust and happiness are so deeply connected...
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Whether in War-torn Ukraine, Laos, or Spain — Kids Have Felt Compelled To Pick Up Crayons & Put Their Experiences To Paper

The remarkable fact is that children still draw pictures during war. Their expressions are invaluable for documenting war and its impact, and it’s important to study them.
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How Breathwork Helps Our Mental Health

Enjoy an excerpt from Dr. Gregory Brown's upcoming book: "The Self-Healing Mind," where he explores the power of breath work and mindfulness in our mental health journeys.
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Helping Forest Firefighters Battle a Different Kind of Burnout

A new preventative form of peer support is helping Canadian crews address the cumulative stress of their jobs before they get to the point of mental burnout or breakdown.
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