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r/BlackMentalHealth↗

Black Mental Health Matters

We welcome all Black folks to share their experiences with mental health and all the things that intersect with it. Join this sub to get advice, support, and resources.

15k subscribers160 posts / mo in Sep 2026110 authors / mosince 2020

r/BlackMentalHealth has 15k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 160 posts a month from 110 people. Top topics: Solo Travel Safety, University Debates & Diversity and HateMyJob.

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Size and growth

How r/BlackMentalHealth has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +4.4% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202615k
Growing15k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+17%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026160
BusierPeaked at 190 in Apr 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/BlackMentalHealth

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Solo Travel Safety0.1%
  2. University Debates & Diversity0.1%
  3. HateMyJob<0.1%
  4. Job Hunting Struggles<0.1%
  5. SuicideJokesAndExploitation<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Spotify
  2. Substack

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research