When seeking out age-appropriate information on common mental health and wellbeing topics like depression, anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders, teens will now see a shelf of videos from trusted sources. Our goal is to make it easier for them to find credible information that is tailored to their developmental stage of life.
In countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, and Australia, these shelves will start rolling out for teens in the coming weeks.
For a video to be eligible for inclusion in the shelf, the content needs to be evidence-based, teen-centric and engaging. To meet these requirements, we worked with organizations from around the world who specialize in providing mental health and wellbeing information for teens to produce the videos. All of the organizations understand the importance of reaching teens on platforms where they already turn to for information, one of which is YouTube.
The National Alliance for Eating Disorders has developed content featuring leading experts, researchers, and individuals with lived experience to address common questions like, “What do you say when you think someone may be struggling with an eating disorder?”
“YouTube has become a critical resource for teens seeking help and support for eating disorders. Outside of Google, YouTube is the single biggest driver of outreach to our helpline. When teens are looking for answers, they often turn to YouTube—and YouTube helps connect them directly to us.” – Johanna S. Kandel, Founder and CEO of the National Alliance for Eating Disorders
The Jed Foundation worked with leading YouTube creators to develop a series called ‘Mind Matters’ where experts sit down with creators to talk about topics like ADHD, anxiety and depression.
“By working with creators who care about mental health and pairing them with experts, our series on YouTube allows us to uniquely get to the heart of important mental health topics that teens all face today in an approachable format.” – John A. MacPhee, CEO of The Jed Foundation
The Child Mind Institute has been dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families experiencing mental health, and is another one of our partners in this endeavor.
Taken from: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/new-mental-health-wellbeing-tools-2025/