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Red Sox Step Up to the Plate for Mental Health with “Change Up the Conversation” Initiative

The Boston Red Sox are addressing mental health stigma with “Change Up the Conversation,” a season-long initiative spotlighting six New England nonprofits. Launched this May, the program will feature monthly partnerships, in-park experiences, and social media stories to promote open dialogue. Each organization will be highlighted in this season-long initiative, with youth and staff invited…

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Breaking Free from Cultural Stigma in Mental Health

The term “saving face” is something I have grappled with over the years. This phrase, originating from Chinese culture, refers to the effort to protect one’s reputation, honor, and dignity in social settings. While this concept is deeply ingrained in many Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, it often creates barriers to discussing stigmatized topics…

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From Advocacy to Exploring the Globe: Meet the Spring 2025 Interns

Another incredible internship semester has come to a close, and we’re thrilled to celebrate the energy, innovation, and unwavering dedication of our Spring 2025 interns as they embark on their next adventures! They’ve poured their hearts into championing a new era of mental health advocacy, and each brought unique ideas and invaluable perspective to the…

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Learn why our Fall 2024 Interns Advocate for Mental Health

Active Minds has had another successful internship semester with the 2024 Fall class, and as this intern cohort finishes up their semester with us, we want to take a moment to reflect on their incredible contributions to mental health advocacy. Throughout the semester, these interns have demonstrated dedication and creativity in promoting mental well-being. Get…

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Hope While Waiting: Healing is Possible

To undergo the painful process of self-reflection regarding an eating disorder, and then follow that up with the gut-wrenching vulnerability of asking for help, is a process that should only be met with a simple answer:  let’s get you the help you need. However, the unfortunate reality is that, for many people, this terrifying request…

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Your Guide to Advocacy Burnout

Gen Z is no stranger to advocacy. But what happens when mental and physical commitment to a cause becomes too much? This is called advocacy burnout. Earth Day elevates climate and environmental concerns to the top of mind. Many honor the day through participation in outdoor clean-ups, donating to environment-focused organizations, and resharing educational content…

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Mental Health, Movies, and Mission: Meet the Spring 2024 Interns

Welcome to our spring 2024 interns, our biggest advocates for mental health awareness! Every semester, our class of interns at Active Minds contributes to important initiatives, including chapter support, program development, fundraising, and so much more. We’re thrilled to see all the work our interns will do during these coming months and their contributions toward…

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Meet Active Minds’ Summer 2022 Interns!

Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. Welcome to our amazing group of summer 2022 interns! We’re so excited to work with them to continue changing the conversation around mental health. Sofia Alvarez 1. Where are you from? I’m from Newark, DE. 2. Where do you (or did you) go to school? What do…

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Meet Our 2021 Emerging Scholars

At Active Minds, we believe that an emotionally healthy world is not possible without a just world. Systemic racism is a mental health and public health crisis and changing the culture around mental health includes ending the systemic racism in that same culture. This month, as we acknowledge BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, we wish…

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The Power of Conversations

Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. Having real conversations saved my life, literally. To start, I am a multiple suicide attempt survivor. Struggling with chronic suicidal thoughts and not knowing what to do with them is extremely exhausting. I constantly thought that no one cared about me and that I was alone, even…

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