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r/mentalhealth PUBLIC
The mental health subreddit is the central forum to discuss, vent, support and share information about mental health, illness and wellness.
681,597 members
Created: Jun 2008
Language: EN
POSITIVE SENTIMENT
Last analyzed: May 15, 2026 20:00
Marketing Summary
r/mentalhealth is a PUBLIC community on Reddit with over 681,597 members. It currently has a positive sentiment with an engagement rate of 0.5%. With a community friendliness score of 80, this subreddit presents a moderate conversion potential for authentic brand participation. Strict rules against self-promotion are in place, so marketing should focus strictly on value-driven community engagement.
80
Friendliness Score
0.5%
Engagement Rate
55
Conversion Potential
5.0%
Monthly Growth
Marketing Analytics
1.1
Avg Post Score
2.7
Avg Comments
25
Brand Mentions
17
Posts/Hour
Top Post Types
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100.0% (50)
Peak Activity Hours
Times shown in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
Local times are automatically converted based on your browser's timezone
8PM UTC
High
~45 active
4AM UTC
Medium
~5 active
Community Culture
Community Sentiment
POSITIVE
9.9K
Avg User Karma of Top Posts
30%
Commercial Acceptance
Content Preferences
Moderation Patterns
Rules & Compliance
35
Total Rules
Posting Requirements & Restrictions
No limit
Minimum Karma
30
Min Account Age (days)
SELF
Submission Type
Enabled
Flair System
Subreddit Rules
- Be respectful and supportive: All posts and comments on r/mentalhealth must be respectful and supportive. Do not insult, provoke, harass, or act disrespectfully; racist, discriminatory, or otherwise unsavory language is also not tolerated. Please ensure the comment you are leaving supports the person you are responding to and does not discourage or harm them. Please follow [Reddiquette](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439) at all times.
- Promote Mental Health: All posts and comments must clearly and directly support mental health and wellbeing for the community or for the person posting.
- Do not post suicide or self-harm plans, or provide details of suicide or self-harm ideation.
- This rule explicitly prohibits "sound-off", "does anybody else", and posts offering vague or general unsolicited advice.
- Moderator discretion on this rule is final.
- r/MentalHealth is not a substitute for qualified care: Moderators will remove any post that we determine is beyond the scope of this community.
- This includes details or indications of immediate intent for suicide, self-harm, violence, abuse, sexual assault, neglect, pedophilia, trauma, or other matters at moderator discretion.
- This rule also prohibits requests for diagnosis, diagnosis tips, and asking if a pattern of behavior fits a classification of any kind. All such questions should be directed to a qualified and accountable professional.
- Do not post NSFW content: Please ensure that posts and comments on r/mentalhealth are reasonably appropriate for anyone 13 or older. We specifically prohibit posts and comments that provide too much detail about things like violence, gore, abuse, self-harm, self-injury, drug abuse, overdoses, sex, or illegal activity.
- Stay on topic: Please stay on topic. All posts and comments on r/mentalhealth should clearly and directly relate to mental health and how to improve and support mental health for the OP or the community. Off-topic content will be removed.
- Do not ask for or offer medical advice: Do not request or offer diagnoses, recommend specific drugs or specific therapies. Never discourage anyone from seeking or obtaining qualified professional care.
- No details about abuse, violence, suicide or self-harm: Discussion of abuse, violence, suicide, and/or self-harm is permitted.
- Do not discuss details, tips, plans, or provide graphic descriptions of abuse, violence, suicide or self-harm.
- Be wary of invitations to communicate elsewhere.: Users who participate in r/mentalhealth often receive invitations or requests to communicate privately or on other platforms.
- All internet use involves risks. You are responsible to ensure your own safety online. Moderators cannot see your DMs or conversations outside the subreddit and we are therefore unable to help resolve any concerns that may arise in those spaces.
- Do not post spammy or scammy invitations to DM or communicate outside r/mentalhealth.
- Be careful and protect yourself.
- No promotions.: Do not offer, promote, advertise, solicit, or recommend a product, app, service, youtube, tiktok, insta, blog, or website. Do not promote your app or project (or anything else) that you have made, are making, or want to make. This rule applies even if your thing is free. It will be removed and you may be banned.
- Affiliate links and spam promotion is subject to a permanent ban.
- All other promotions and recommendations are subject to moderator approval. Moderator discretion is final.
- No research, data collection, or surveys. : We do not allow research recruitment, data collection, or survey posts.
- Use medication only as directed: Prescription medication should be taken as directed by your doctor or prescriber. Supplements and over-the-counter medications should be taken as directed on the label.
- Do not ask for or give advice about medications, dosages, or side effects. These questions should be directed to qualified professionals.
- Do not ask for or offer tips for how to obtain drugs of any kind.
- Discussion of illicit drugs is prohibited, even if it is legal where you live.
- No AI: Please do not submit AI-generated or machine-generated answers. In this forum we encourage human-to-human communication.
- We also prohibit discussion or recommendation of AI for mental health. Social media and AI apps are not a suitable replacement for consulting with a qualified medical professional.
- References to AI and chatbot platforms are prohibited.
- DO NOT POST ABOUT YOUR AI APP.
- Follow our format requirements: Posts and comments should be written in English. Non-English content may be removed at moderator discretion even if it otherwise conforms to the rules.
- Posts must use proper sentence structure, punctuation, and paragraph breaks. Do not post a wall-of-text or multi-part posts or comments.
- Moderators will remove your post or comment if they can not easily understand what you are trying to say.
- Report rule violations to the moderators: Please do not engage with posts or comments that violate the rules.
- If a rule violation has been missed by the automation or was overlooked by the moderators, please use the report button or [send us a link via modmail](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=r/mentalhealth) so that moderators can address the problem.
- Responding aggressively or combatively to rule violations is itself a violation of the rule 1, and may result in removal of your content and/or a ban at moderator discretion.
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Marketing Data Updated
May 15, 2026
Rules Updated
Jul 22, 2026
Compliance Updated
Jul 22, 2026
What is r/mentalhealth?
r/mentalhealth is a public Reddit community created in June 2008 with over 681,597 members. The mental health subreddit is the central forum to discuss, vent, support and share information about mental health, illness and wellness.
The community has a positive sentiment and an engagement rate of 0.5%. With a friendliness score of 80, it is considered very welcoming to new members.
Self-promotion is not allowed, so marketing efforts should focus on providing genuine value to the community.
Frequently Asked Questions about r/mentalhealth
r/mentalhealth is a public Reddit community
with 681,597 members.
The mental health subreddit is the central forum to discuss, vent, support and share information about mental health, illness and wellness.
With a conversion potential of 55
and an engagement rate of 0.5%,
r/mentalhealth presents a
moderate
opportunity for authentic brand participation.
Self-promotion is not allowed, so focus on providing genuine value to the community.
r/mentalhealth has 35 community rules. Posting requirements include
an account age of at least 30 days .
r/mentalhealth has an engagement rate of 0.5%
with an average post score of 1.1
and an average of 2.7 comments per post.
The community sentiment is positive
with a friendliness score of 80 out of 10.
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