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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.
If you or your child suffers from depression in the winter months, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder. Here are some helpful and hopeful ways to cope.
While many of us look forward to the winter holidays, they sometimes make us feel blue. Here’s what to do.
Did you know? Of all the youth mental health challenges, eating disorders increased the most during the COVID-19 isolation.
AIM Youth Mental Health announces June, July, and August Mental Health First Aid Trainings.
Though discussions of mental health have gained ground in recent years, we still have a long way to go — especially when it comes to mental health for youth.
By now it’s no secret that far too many young people have been suffering emotionally through this seemingly endless pandemic. But no story I’ve heard quite compares with that of a young man I’ll call Andy.
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.
A toolkit for teens to heal alongside each other.
Brought to you by The Alliance and AIM Youth Mental Health.
What is ADHD? It’s etiology, types, symptoms, coping strategies, and even strategies for parents all covered in this Toolkit.
Tools and strategies for youth and adults to become suicide prevention advocates.
Learn these life-saving and research-based practices to support LGBTQ+ youth.
Through a community effort towards prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences, we can shape a mentally healthy future for our youth!