Mental Health Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 76 mental health communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: mental health communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities
76
Platforms
10
Avg members
255K
Median members
37K

Where Mental Health Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 24 communities (32%)
  • Reddit: 23 communities (30%)
  • Discord: 10 communities (13%)
  • Skool: 9 communities (12%)
  • LinkedIn: 5 communities (7%)
  • WhatsApp: 3 communities (4%)
  • Telegram: 2 communities (3%)
  • Nas.io: 1 communities (1%)
  • Slack: 1 communities (1%)
  • Discourse: 1 communities (1%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    24(32%)
  • Reddit
    23(30%)
  • Discord
    10(13%)
  • Skool
    9(12%)
  • LinkedIn
    5(7%)
  • WhatsApp
    3(4%)
  • Telegram
    2(3%)
  • Nas.io
    1(1%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    48(63%)
  • Chat communities
    13(17%)
  • Private membership
    9(12%)
  • Other platforms
    6(8%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (63%).

Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Discord also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 1 communities (1%)
  • Small: 6 communities (8%)
  • Medium: 6 communities (8%)
  • Large: 12 communities (16%)
  • Huge: 11 communities (14%)
  • Massive: 17 communities (22%)
  • Gigantic: 4 communities (5%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    1(1%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    6(8%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    6(8%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    12(16%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    11(14%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    17(22%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    4(5%)

19 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 66 communities (87%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 10 communities (13%)

The average is much higher than the median (255K vs 37K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Mental Health Differs From Other Categories

Mental Health is larger, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricMental HealthHive Index average
Free to join87%85%
Median members37K25K
Average members255K655K
Paid or apply-to-join13%15%
Live chat41%41%
Discord share13%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 58 communities (76%)
  • Live Chat: 31 communities (41%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 18 communities (24%)
  • Newsletter: 13 communities (17%)
  • Forum
    76%
  • Live Chat
    41%
  • Online/Offline Events
    24%
  • Newsletter
    17%

Niche Features

  • Paid Community: 10 communities (13%)
  • Courses: 4 communities (5%)
  • Member Perks: 4 communities (5%)
  • Job Board: 3 communities (4%)
  • Pairing: 1 communities (1%)
  • Requires Application: 1 communities (1%)
  • Tools: 1 communities (1%)
  • Paid Community
    13%
  • Courses
    5%
  • Member Perks
    5%
  • Job Board
    4%
  • Pairing
    1%
  • Requires Application
    1%
  • Tools
    1%

Forum appears on 76% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
144

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms2432%
21%
Reddit2330%
2417%
Discord1013%
8458%
Skool912%
11%
LinkedIn57%
64%
Telegram23%
1712%
Nas.io11%
107%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 58% of clicks but only 13% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    101(70%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    26(18%)
  • Other platforms
    16(11%)
  • Private membership
    1(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    107(74%)
  • Forum
    52(36%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    22(15%)
  • Tools
    10(7%)
  • Job Board
    6(4%)
  • Courses
    3(2%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    46(32%)
  • Medium
    26(18%)
  • Small
    24(17%)
  • Massive
    15(10%)
  • Large
    15(10%)

Top-clicked listings

  • The Therapy Center
    37(26%)
  • Stellar Mind | Mental Health Community
    23(16%)
  • Healing Connections Community
    16(11%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 4 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

3.0 average rating across 4 communities.

Rated examples

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Mental Health. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

    Updated periodically

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