THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Special Project

Special Project

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

finalist
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…
finalist
silver honor
Breaking the silence on suicide
Our Better World (OBW) is the digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Founda…
finalist
bronze honor
#OnMyMind
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much turmoil in the outside world can affect the world in…
finalist
#WeSeeYou
COVID-19 has triggered an unprecedented global mental health crisis, and maternal mental health is …
finalist
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…
finalist
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…
finalist
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…
finalist
Smithsonian Channel's Story of a Portrait
Story of A Portrait illuminates the importance of mental health through art and personal storytelli…
finalist
Teenager Therapy
Founded when Gael Aitor and his friends were just 15-years-old, Teenager Therapy was created to giv…
finalist
WB's "The Fallout" : Space for Mental Health
In the film The Fallout, bolstered by new friendships forged under sudden and tragic circumstances,…
finalist
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…
finalist
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

finalist
bronze honor
#OnMyMind
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much turmoil in the outside world can affect the world in…
finalist
#WeSeeYou
COVID-19 has triggered an unprecedented global mental health crisis, and maternal mental health is …
Art of Healing
The Currier Museum’s Art and Wellness programs serve a diverse array of communities in need in Manc…
Beacon Media+Marketing
Ellie Mental Health started as a Minnesota based Mental Health Clinic in 2015. Ellie was founded on…
finalist
silver honor
Breaking the silence on suicide
Our Better World (OBW) is the digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Founda…
Creating Virtual Safe Spaces for People Affected by HIV: Providing stigma-free mental health care
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as in much of the world, people who inject drugs…
finalist
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…
finalist
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…
finalist
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…
MTV's Following: Bretman Rock
During season two of "MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock," Bretman and his loved ones show viewers the u…
Marketing Communication Consultant
Faith leaders play an important role in the wellbeing of many lives. They offer encouragement, insi…
winner
Mind Your Wellness: Self-care with intention
According to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increas…
finalist
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…
finalist
Smithsonian Channel's Story of a Portrait
Story of A Portrait illuminates the importance of mental health through art and personal storytelli…
finalist
Teenager Therapy
Founded when Gael Aitor and his friends were just 15-years-old, Teenager Therapy was created to giv…
TikTok artist illustrates schizophrenic hallucinations, offers rare insight into disorder
This story gives visibility into the mind of a highly stigmatized mental illness – Schizophrenia. T…
finalist
WB's "The Fallout" : Space for Mental Health
In the film The Fallout, bolstered by new friendships forged under sudden and tragic circumstances,…
finalist
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…
finalist
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…