MESH Helps Teams Up with Amazon & Ravensburger to Empower Kids Through Play

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MESH Helps, Inc., a pioneering nonprofit dedicated to helping kids build resilience through play by strengthening the critical skills of mental, emotional, and social health (MESH), today announced a collaboration with founding partners, Amazon and Ravensburger. MESH Helps was formed to create awareness around the urgent need to support youth mental health and offers an accreditation program that helps brands communicate the benefits of their toys to parents, educators, therapists, and others. MESH Helps, Amazon, and Ravensburger are united by a common goal: to further the mission and champion the well-being of children through purposeful play.

As part of this alliance, MESH Helps has launched a dedicated storefront at amazon.com/MESHtoys. The storefront features a wide selection of toys and games with MESH Accreditation, making it easier than ever for families to shop for products tailored to their specific needs. Customers can filter the featured selection to find products to help kids build MESH skills of resilience such as problem solving, perseverance, and communication. Any accredited items available in the Amazon U.S. toy store will be included in the storefront. Customers can enjoy fast, free Prime shipping on eligible orders. Companies interested in accreditation can find out more at MESHhelps.org/accreditation.

"We are enthusiastic to join forces with Amazon and Ravensburger," said Rachele Harmuth, MESH Helps board president. "These efforts underscore the importance of leveraging play to build skills of resilience in kids worldwide. Together, we're creating pathways for families to prioritize mental health resilience and well-being through engaging, impactful products."

"Amazon is proud to support MESH Helps in their mission," said Anne Carrihill, director of toys and games at Amazon. "The launch of the MESH Helps Amazon storefront provides an easy, accessible way for our customers to find innovative, accredited MESH toys that foster resilience and growth."

With a history of innovation and excellence for over a century in games and puzzles fostering creativity and connection through play, Ravensburger joins this initiative as a founding sponsor. Led by Ravensburger's ThinkFun team, the company was pivotal in initiating the research and development of the MESH Helps White Paper, "Play is a powerful tool for development, and we're honored to partner with MESH Helps to bring this message to life," said Ravensburger Chief Product Officer, Filip Francke. "Our shared vision is to create meaningful play experiences that equip kids with skills of resilience to thrive."

Industry professionals attending the upcoming New York Toy Fair, held this year at the Javits Center from March 1-4, will discover toys with MESH Accreditation. The seal is a mark of distinction for toys and games that empower children to build mental health resilience through play. Dozens of companies will be showcasing their products with MESH Accreditation during the tradeshow. The full list of booths exhibiting MESH accredited toys can be downloaded here.

To learn more about MESH Helps, review the full range of toys and games with MESH Accreditation worldwide, and access resources, visit www.MESHhelps.org. Shop the Amazon MESH Toys storefront at amazon.com/MESHtoys.

About MESH Helps:
MESHhelps.org launched in October 2022 to address the growing concern of kids' mental health in an increasingly challenging world. ThinkFun, a division of Ravensburger, inaugurated MESH Helps in partnership with resilience expert, Dr. Deborah Gilboa to support the mental health of children today. In January 2023, MESH Helps became an independent nonprofit with a mission to help kids build resilience through play by strengthening the critical skills of mental, emotional, and social health. For more information, please visit www.MESHhelps.org.

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