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New Video Series Features Top Youth-Focused YouTube Creators Discussing Mental Health
The Jed Foundation (JED) has teamed up with YouTube and digital content studio Room 1041 to create Mind Matters: Creators Open Up About Mental Health, a new video series that pairs well-known YouTube creators with JED experts to discuss mental health topics that highly matter to teens.
Featuring creators such as Crash Adams, Ashley Yi, Tim Chantarangsu, Lexi Hensler, Dental Digest, Matt Peterson, Gavin Magnus, NEVADA, zoeunlimited, Symonne Harrison, Dylan Lemay, GloZell, Rosanna Pansino, Cassandra Bankson, and others, the series is designed to support teens as they navigate common yet complex mental health challenges. It aims to equip young people with the knowledge and tools to understand the importance of their mental well-being, cope with emotional experiences and hardships, and seek help when needed.
Mind Matters is a collection of 40 videos covering 20 topics such as anger, anxiety, ADHD, depression, loneliness, and stress. The first two episodes premiered on Safer Internet Day (February 11).
Episode one features Gavin Magnus and NEVADA discussing breakups, while episode two includes zoeunlimited, Symonne Harrison, GloZell, and Rosanna Pansino talking about loneliness (see above). Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth, JED’s Chief Medical Officer, joins both conversations, offering expert insights and advice.
Future episodes will focus on hopelessness, sadness, and eating disorders, among other highly relevant topics related to teen mental well-being.
In the U.S., 87% of young people seek mental health information online, with 73% visiting YouTube daily. Mind Matters meets teens where they are and offers a space for them to find reliable, evidence-based information and connect with others who have gone through similar experiences.
The first episodes of Mind Matters are available on JED’s YouTube channel, where you can watch and share them, and subscribe to see future episodes as they launch. We invite you to embed these videos across websites and other digital resources that support teen mental health and well-being.