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Breaking Barriers

for Youth Mental
‍Well-Being

We have supported 10 million young people and caring adults, and our next goal is to reach 20 million in the next 3 years.

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Our Work

Headstream, an innovation program by SecondMuse, exists to improve the mental well-being of adolescents, with a focus on systemically excluded communities including BIPOC, Latino, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. Headstream reshapes how the health, education, and social tech systems prioritize youth mental health. 

OUR IMPACT

Our commitment to fostering youth mental well-being through digital products has created significant impact.

+10 million
youth and caring adults
have been reached and impacted
+90 youth professionals trained as leaders of co-creation have collaborated with Headstream
+$20 million
to scale youth mental health innovations has been raised
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OUR PROGRAMS

At Headstream we are dedicated to driving sustainable change for youth mental well-being.

We work closely with influential sectors, individuals, and organizations, tailoring programs to meet their unique needs. We are firm believers in the power of collaboration and partnerships to bring profound transformation.

ACCELERATOR

Discovering and advancing promising early-stage products that support the mental well-being of youth and bring them to market

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YOUTH COLLECTIVE

Enabling and empowering youth to collaborate as co-creators with entrepreneurs and industry leaders in shaping digital solutions

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ENTREPRENEUR RESIDENCY

Unlocking the next stage of growth for entrepreneurs reaching young people through school and health care systems

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K-12 EDUCATION

Increasing the adoption of student-centric digital well-being products within the education system. 

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Our Approach

Through years of extensive research and programming, Headstream has created a multi-pronged approach to collaborate with the stakeholders with the potential and power to address the adolescent mental health crisis.
DRIVING
GROWTH
HEADSTREAM ENTREPRENEUR
RESIDENCY
DRIVING INNOVATION
HEADSTREAM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
DRIVING UPTAKE
TECH COALITION PROCUREMENT GUIDE

HEADSTREAM’S YOUTH MENTAL WELL-BEING ECOSYSTEM

DRIVING CO-CREATION
THE YOUTH COLLECTIVE
DRIVING
GROWTH
HEADSTREAM ENTREPRENEUR
RESIDENCY
DRIVING INNOVATION
HEADSTREAM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
DRIVING UPTAKE
TECH COALITION PROCUREMENT GUIDE

HEADSTREAM’S YOUTH MENTAL WELL-BEING ECOSYSTEM

DRIVING CO-CREATION
THE YOUTH COLLECTIVE

TOOLS & RESOURCES

Whether you are just stepping into the youth mental well-being landscape or you are already deeply immersed.

Headstream has curated open tools and resources to cater to your needs. Dive in to start your journey, enhance your understanding of the field, and maximize your impact.

Impact Navigator

Provides entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors with a common language for evaluating a startup’s product and service efficacy for youth mental well-being

Designing Digital
Well-being

Learn the positive outcomes when co-creating digital well-being for youth, with youth, and by youth, and get started on this journey

Innovator and Funder Landscape

The largest database of youth mental well-being innovators, organizations, and funders.

Our Partners

Headstream, is an innovation program by SecondMuse, and supported by Pivotal Ventures, the investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates

The Latest

Meet the Trailblazers: Headstream Launches First Entrepreneur Residency to Transform Youth Mental Health Tech
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Headstream's News
Headstream Announces Launch and Members of its 2024 Accelerator Program
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Well-being Trailblazers
Start Taking the Internet Seriously
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Youth’s Voices
Pixels of Pride
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Headstream's News
Black youth have been leaders: here’s what they can teach us about building innovative technologies
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Navigating Youth Well-being
Shining a Light on Youth Mental Well-being
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