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A Personal Letter from Gaga

There was a tremendous response to our co-founder Lady Gaga’s brave admission that she has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She wrote an open letter to share her story. We hope it will be an inspiration to others to seek the help and support they need to recover.

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A force for good, powered by the passion and purpose of young people. Our Channel Kindness Reporters are trained to use their ears, eyes and hearts to find, recognize and share the everyday and heroic acts of kindness that fill our daily lives and shape our communities.

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We recognize that in order to heal you have to feel. We use the latest research to identify ways to enhance the mental wellness of young people.

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