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Active Minds: young adults changing the conversation
The largest nonprofit mobilizing students and young adults to talk openly about mental health.
Active Minds4 min readSelected and edited by Dean ShabanAdded
Active Minds runs 600+ campus chapters, trains young-adult speakers, and pushes for policy change on campus mental health.
Their free V-A-R (Validate, Appreciate, Refer) framework is one of the best short scripts for peer-to-peer support conversations.
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