Blog

Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.
Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.
When young people arrive at emergency departments in crisis, support can’t wait. AIM is funding new research to test a single-session intervention designed to help youth at risk for suicide during and after their visit to the ED.
AIM Youth Ambassador, Aerin, explores the disconnect between teens and adults when it comes to understanding social media usage. She encourages parents to destigmatize the role social media plays in a teen's life.
AIM Youth Ambassador, Saisha, shares how her passion for mental health advocacy led her to an unexpected intersection with applied math - using data and research to build tools that support teens.
Originally featured on BHT Impact; brought to you on the AIM blog to amplify youth perspective and lived experience.
What a student-led survey reveals about screen time, social media, and mental health.
Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.
AIM Youth Ambassador, Aerin, explores the disconnect between teens and adults when it comes to understanding social media usage. She encourages parents to destigmatize the role social media plays in a teen's life.
AIM Youth Ambassador, Saisha, shares how her passion for mental health advocacy led her to an unexpected intersection with applied math - using data and research to build tools that support teens.
What a student-led survey reveals about screen time, social media, and mental health.
Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.
Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.
AIM Youth Ambassador, Aerin, explores the disconnect between teens and adults when it comes to understanding social media usage. She encourages parents to destigmatize the role social media plays in a teen's life.
Originally featured on BHT Impact; brought to you on the AIM blog to amplify youth perspective and lived experience.
What a student-led survey reveals about screen time, social media, and mental health.
How AIM Youth Mental Health is evolving to ensure young people are not just heard, but leading the way.
Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.
Findings from the 2026 AIM Ideas Lab, a Youth Participatory Action Research program by AIM Youth Mental Health.
AIM Youth Ambassador, Aerin, explores the disconnect between teens and adults when it comes to understanding social media usage. She encourages parents to destigmatize the role social media plays in a teen's life.
AIM Youth Ambassador, Saisha, shares how her passion for mental health advocacy led her to an unexpected intersection with applied math - using data and research to build tools that support teens.
Originally featured on BHT Impact; brought to you on the AIM blog to amplify youth perspective and lived experience.
What a student-led survey reveals about screen time, social media, and mental health.
When young people arrive at emergency departments in crisis, support can’t wait. AIM is funding new research to test a single-session intervention designed to help youth at risk for suicide during and after their visit to the ED.
Funding cuts at the National Institute of Health and elsewhere threaten research on mental health treatment for youth. Private foundations like AIM Youth Mental Health can help.
Our Stanford researchers explored how a group-based family treatment could empower parents of youth experiencing anorexia nervosa.
This AIM researcher is asking teens for their input on mental health solutions and helping them get out of negative thought spirals in the process.
Updates on the latest, ground-breaking youth mental health research funded by AIM - A Suicide Intervention App For College Students
Updates on the latest, ground-breaking youth mental health research funded by AIM.
Throughout the highs and lows, a fulfilling life is possible for every adolescent—experiencing bipolar disorder included.
This Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skill is a thoughtful strategy for clear, effective communication no matter what conversation you’re walking into.
This BI&POC Mental Health Awareness Month is for the Black, Indigenous, Brown, and Asian American youth who deserve access to culturally competent, inclusive, and affirming mental health care.
Did you know? Of all the youth mental health challenges, eating disorders increased the most during the COVID-19 isolation.
Understanding. A toolkit by Madhappy x AIM. We think about understanding on three levels: understanding the issue at large, ourselves, and others.