Media & Storytelling
Changing the story around mental health.
Research tells us what is happening. Stories make people care.
WeBelong Institute uses documentary film, social media, books, podcasts, speaking, and public education to translate complex mental health research into stories people can understand, share, and act on.
Our media work is part of a larger strategy: understand the crisis, explain it, mobilize people, test solutions, and turn what works into lasting change.
Social Media
Turning research into conversations people actually want to have.
We use short-form video and social media to make mental health research understandable outside of academic journals and policy rooms.
Our content examines youth mental health, belonging, therapy, schools, loneliness, prevention, public policy, emerging research, and the stories shaping how society understands the crisis.
It also gives people a way to do something about what they learn.
Follow our work:
WeBelong Institute
Research, belonging, programs and organizational updates
Instagram: @webelonginstitute
California Can't Wait
The movement to expand student access to licensed therapists in California schools
Instagram: @californiacantwait