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Kristen Bell and Dr. Stacy L. Smith Launch Grant for Mental Health-Focused Short Films

By Angelique Jackson Oct 20, 2025 | 8:00 AM

Kristen Bell is teaming up with Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, to champion authentic mental health storytelling. Bell and Smith are launching an initiative, dubbed the Mental Health Accelerator, to support emerging filmmakers and fund their short films focused on a mental health story. The program comes on the heels […]