4 Mental Health Tools to Add to Your Back-to-School List

Today's guest blog comes from our partners at the National Council for Behavioral Health. They're dedicated to ensuring that adults and children living with mental illnesses…

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Welcome To Our New Research Advisory Board

We are excited to announce the selection of five leading academics and researchers to join the Born This Way Foundation’s Research Advisory Board. The incoming…

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The Power of Bystander Intervention in Bullying

How you react to a bullying situation can make a big difference, whether you’re directly involved, or you’ve just observed someone being bullied. Bystanders are…

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5 Ways to Help Someone in a Mental Health Crisis

Helping a friend, family member, or even a stranger in need can be one of the most gratifying and confusing things to do. Today, as…

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Joining the Fight Against Online Bullying

When I had my first encounter with online harassment, I didn’t know what to do. At the time (2009) people weren’t talking about online harassment…

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The Importance of Social Support

We all need support from others. Our Born Brave Experiences research and other studies have found that social support helps reduce feelings of isolation, depression,…

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Every City Can Be A City Of Kindness

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A Note from Maya Enista Smith: Our New Executive Director

We are thrilled to announce that Maya Enista Smith, currently our Director of Impact and Operations, will now be the first Executive Director of Born This…

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Mental Illness in the Classroom

Mental illnesses, unlike most physical illnesses, are often not visible to those who are not experiencing them. However, 1 in 5 young people between the…

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His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama and Lady Gaga to Talk ‘Kindness’ and ‘Compassion’ With the Nation’s Mayors in Indianapolis

We are thrilled to announce that our co-founder, Lady Gaga, and His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama will be speaking at the Conference of Mayors…

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