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"It's Mental Health Awareness Month, and we're back for our second-annual 'Verywell Mind 25,' where we recognize the individuals who are using their platforms to help reduce stigma, serve their communities, and make a difference in the mental health space," writes Verywell Mind in its list of this year's winners.
The magazine pored over criteria including "quality and accuracy of content and work, mental health credentials and lived experiences, reach, and alignment with Verywell Mind's core values" to name Taraji P.
Henson, an advocate for mental health in the Black community and co-founder of the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, among others.
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