Lend an ear for mental health


A simple question from a furry Muppet character on social media opened up the floodgates by exposing mental health struggles and desperate need, among users, for a safe space to vent.

On Jan 29, Elmo, a character in the children’s television series Sesame Street, asked a seemingly normal question on X (formerly Twitter), “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?”.

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