THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

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Content and Media

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Design

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Industry

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Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

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Overall Presence

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Platforms & Technology

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Podcast

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Strategy & Engagement

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Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

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.

Winner

Mental Health
winner
Mind Your Wellness: Self-care with intention
According to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increas…

Finalists

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

Mental Health
Art of Healing
The Currier Museum’s Art and Wellness programs serve a diverse array of communities in need in Manc…
Mental Health
Beacon Media+Marketing
Ellie Mental Health started as a Minnesota based Mental Health Clinic in 2015. Ellie was founded on…
Mental Health
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…
Mental Health
MTV's Following: Bretman Rock
During season two of "MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock," Bretman and his loved ones show viewers the u…
Mental Health
Marketing Communication Consultant
Faith leaders play an important role in the wellbeing of many lives. They offer encouragement, insi…
Mental Health
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…