Remember “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)”, that mainstay of every 90’s top hits compilation? If you remember the lyrics to the song, you might recall that they outline how…
Working in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Singaporean government, GAMBIT Game Lab searched for game designs that drove social change and reframed…
As the knowledge regarding mental illnesses accumulates, the prevalence of mental illnesses has been shown to represent a large percentage of the population. According to…
Over 30 years ago, Sophie Andrews contacted Samaritans, a UK helpline. Samaritans was a critical component of her recovery from the unbearable abuse she endured….
At the age of 19, Kevin Hines decided that he was going to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge; he is of the 1% of people who have survived…
Shameless is an American adaptation of a comedy-drama television program from the UK with the same name. The popular series depicts the lives of a low-income family from urban Chicago as…
A recent national survey of Canadian colleges and universities revealed that a fifth of post-secondary students across the country have some type of mental health…
Singer-songwriter Sia’s 2014 hit Chandelier is darker than the upbeat melody would at first suggest. The song is inspired by hard times in the artist’s life when…
“Elefante” is an award-winning short film written and directed by Barcelonian producer Pablo Larcuen about a man dissatisfied with his life and dealing with a…
Entered in the 2013 National Poetry Slam, “Sons,” is a spoken word poem by Terisa Siagatonu and Rudy Francisco about the rape trial of two college football stars…
Clinical psychologists Haim and Alice Ginott, authors of the renowned book Between Parent and Child, developed a unique approach to child rearing that combines compassion and boundary…
Instagram has become a platform that enables and expands the careers of “social media influencers,” individuals who are the face of advertisements for many companies and…
Melissa Walker is a creative art therapist who uses mask-making to help active service members recover from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic…
In this TED Talk featuring psychologist Dan Gilbert, he discusses humans’ ability to synthesize happiness. Gilbert introduces a cognitive system referred to as “the psychological…
This video by Ad Council is part of a campaign to get people to talk about mental illness. The video expresses the importance of communicating…
In May 2015, former English footballer Rio Ferdinand lost his wife to cancer. In order to deal with the overwhelming pain and grief, Ferdinand joined…
Sangu Delle confronts the overwhelming stigma facing African men with mental health struggles. In this inspiration TED Talk, Delle challenges us to face our emotions….
In 2013, filmmaker Mark Jonathan Harris and film scholar Marsha Kinder, along with dozens of collaborators, unveiled the Interacting with Autism website. The website is…
Sky Williams is a Youtube personality who primarily makes video game content. In this video, he sends a message to his following by sharing his…
When people think of pop idols, they think of a blissful life. It is hard to imagine otherwise when these stars are beloved by many…
