THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

From the 7th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Best in Mental Health

This award honors a program, project or initiative related to the promotion of emotional, psychological and social well-being. Objectives may include education and resources, fighting against stigma, advocacy initiatives.

See previous winners and honorees here. The Shorty Impact Awards were formerly known as Shorty Social Good Awards.

Finalists

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gold honor
Quitters: Real People Overcome Nicotine Addiction
Youth vaping continues to be a pervasive epidemic, with 1 in 9 high schoolers reporting vaping in 2…
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silver honor
Breaking the silence on suicide
Our Better World (OBW) is the digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Founda…
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bronze honor
#OnMyMind
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much turmoil in the outside world can affect the world in…
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#WeSeeYou
COVID-19 has triggered an unprecedented global mental health crisis, and maternal mental health is …
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Expanding Access, Awareness, and Advocacy for Youth Mental Health Support
Youth mental health challenges were already on the rise before the pandemic. However, isolation res…
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It's (Not) All In Your Head
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services reports that 1 in 4 adolescents suffer from mental h…
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MTV Mental Health Youth Action Forum with Selena Gomez & FLOTUS
More than 18 months into COVID-19 and amidst an unprecedented youth mental health crisis, MTV Enter…
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Smithsonian Channel's Story of a Portrait
Story of A Portrait illuminates the importance of mental health through art and personal storytelli…
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Teenager Therapy
Founded when Gael Aitor and his friends were just 15-years-old, Teenager Therapy was created to giv…
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WB's "The Fallout" : Space for Mental Health
In the film The Fallout, bolstered by new friendships forged under sudden and tragic circumstances,…
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Wattpad x Maybelline #BraveTogether 2022
Wattpad and Maybelline New York teamed up for the second year in a row to help smash the stigma aro…
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audience honor
Your Words Matter from Rare Impact by Rare Beauty
For Mental Health Awareness Month, Rare Beauty partnered with Mental Health First Aid to launch Rar…

Nominees