OUR PROGRAMS
Be There Certificate
Take the free Be There Certificate online mental health course, created by Jack.org in partnership with Born This Way Foundation, to learn how to safely, kindly, and confidently support others' and your own mental health. Based on Be There's 5 Golden Rules, this course provides a simple and actionable framework, teaching people how to recognize when someone might be struggling, understand their role in supporting that person, and learn how to connect them to the help they need and deserve. The Be There Certificate is mental health education for all, so every generation can be equipped to support each other throughout their lives.
Learn More#BeKind365
#BeKind365 is an invitation to build kindness into your life every day, wherever you are, whenever you can. The #BeKind365 platform is designed to engage, excite, and inspire kindness 24/7/365 through a variety of digital components and activations.
Learn MoreChannel Kindness
Read about the everyday acts of kindness, bravery, and resilience that fill our daily lives and shape our communities. Our inspirational content on Channel Kindness' web and social platforms has been seen by well over 6 million people, and the program has been such a success that in Fall 2020, we published our NYT Best Selling CHANNEL KINDNESS book, which incorporates 51 stories of kindness and is our invitation to the young people and the young at heart around the world to share their stories with us. Submit your story today for a chance to be featured!
Learn MoreKindness in Community Fund
Born This Way Foundation launched the Kindness in Community Fund to give grants to grassroots organizations meeting the needs of young people in their communities. Through funding programs including direct mental health services as well as services that address housing, food, and safety, these organizations are supporting youth mental health and cultivating a necessary culture of kindness.
Learn Moreteen Mental Health First Aid
We’ve teamed up with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing to bring teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) to the U.S. This in-person training teaches high school students about common mental health challenges and what they can do to support their own mental health and help a friend who is struggling. It’s equipping young people with the knowledge and skills they need to foster their own wellness and to support each other. As of 2022, the program has been implemented in 600 sites, training over 42,000 teens. tMHFA will expand to an additional 500 schools.
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