Mental Health Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 74 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
74
Platforms
10
Avg members
253K
Median members
37K

Where Mental Health Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 24 communities (32%)
  • Reddit: 23 communities (31%)
  • Discord: 10 communities (14%)
  • Skool: 9 communities (12%)
  • LinkedIn: 5 communities (7%)
  • Telegram: 2 communities (3%)
  • Nas.io: 1 communities (1%)
  • WhatsApp: 1 communities (1%)
  • Slack: 1 communities (1%)
  • Discourse: 1 communities (1%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    24(32%)
  • Reddit
    23(31%)
  • Discord
    10(14%)
  • Skool
    9(12%)
  • LinkedIn
    5(7%)
  • Telegram
    2(3%)
  • Nas.io
    1(1%)
  • WhatsApp
    1(1%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    48(65%)
  • Chat communities
    11(15%)
  • Private membership
    9(12%)
  • Other platforms
    6(8%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (65%).

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 (15%)
  • Massive: 17 communities (23%)
  • 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(15%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    17(23%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    4(5%)

17 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 64 communities (86%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 10 communities (14%)

The average is much higher than the median (253K 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 join86%84%
Median members37K25K
Average members253K661K
Paid or apply-to-join14%16%
Live chat39%41%
Discord share14%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 58 communities (78%)
  • Live Chat: 29 communities (39%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 18 communities (24%)
  • Newsletter: 13 communities (18%)
  • Forum
    78%
  • Live Chat
    39%
  • Online/Offline Events
    24%
  • Newsletter
    18%

Niche Features

  • Paid Community: 10 communities (14%)
  • 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
    14%
  • Courses
    5%
  • Member Perks
    5%
  • Job Board
    4%
  • Pairing
    1%
  • Requires Application
    1%
  • Tools
    1%

Forum appears on 78% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
155

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms2432%
43%
Reddit2331%
3221%
Discord1014%
8957%
Skool912%
32%
LinkedIn57%
64%
Telegram23%
128%
Nas.io11%
96%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 57% of clicks but only 14% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    101(65%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    36(23%)
  • Other platforms
    15(10%)
  • Private membership
    3(2%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    113(73%)
  • Forum
    56(36%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    24(15%)
  • Tools
    9(6%)
  • Newsletter
    8(5%)
  • Courses
    6(4%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    47(30%)
  • Medium
    31(20%)
  • Large
    29(19%)
  • Massive
    21(14%)
  • Small
    14(9%)

Top-clicked listings

  • The Therapy Center
    39(25%)
  • Stellar Mind | Mental Health Community
    26(17%)
  • Let's Meditate!
    9(6%)

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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