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

Mental Health

This award honors a campaign, original content 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.
#RevealHowYouFeel, a Mental Health Social Media Campaign
We ALL experience a range of emotions, but often on social media, we pretend we're happy when we co…
988 Oklahoma: Shift From Stigma
Mental health and suicide are not topics people want to think or talk about. It's viewed as "someon…
A Teen Talks About Suicide and What Parents Should Know
The truism holds: honestly acknowledging a problem is half the battle. Teenagers are facing a menta…
Immigrant Mental Health Awareness
There is not a lot of information about immigrant mental health. Many people from immigrant backgro…
MTV Hidden Healers
Hidden Healers is a first-of-its-kind digital video series that elevates, uplifts, and centers cult…
Quiet Minds Silent Streets
Quiet Minds Silent Streets introduces viewers to a community that has been chronically affected by …
Reveal How You Feel Challenge
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a month devoted to raising awareness about mental health, pro…
Sound It Out: When You Can’t Say It, Play It
Today, mental health continues to impact millions of adolescents. Half of lifetime mental illness b…
Teen Wolf: Holland and Colton Mental Health is Health
To activate the Teen Wolf fandom to support their peers through their mental health journey, we had…
The Great Filipino Story: Celebrating Filipino Achievements Around The World
In the midst of the pandemic, people are glued to their screens, consuming copious amounts of conte…
The Society of Valued Minds
The Society of Valued Minds (SoVM) was created to help 18- to 24-year-olds reclaim their lives from…
UNICEF Parenting Month Digital Activation
The main preventable causes of poor mental health occur in childhood, but they are not inevitable. …
Understood.org Asks Parents to Be the Reason Neurodivergent Kids Thrive (Copy)
Learning and thinking differences, such as ADHD and dyslexia, are invisible disabilities that impac…
White Sox Mental Health Awareness PSA
The White Sox produced a 90-second public service announcement sharing heartfelt insights from big …
“Time to Ungrind.”
For more than 20 years, Coalition of Colorado Campus Alcohol and Drug Educators (CADE), managed by …