Last year (by which, of course, I mean last week) I posted The Top 6 Celebrity Mental Health Advocates of 2010, a list that included the likes of Glenn Close, Joey Pantoliano, and Ron Artest (whose PSA on mental health awareness has been debuted, by the way).

Although most of the celebrities on the list made some sort of contribution (be it time, money, or passion) to the mental health community directly, it’s no secret that other kinds of advocacy and charity work can benefit the public’s mental and emotional well-being, as well.

DoSomething.org recently posted its Top 20 Celebs Gone Good, a list that includes 20 celebrities who in some way contributed to charity work during 2010.

The list includes famous faces like:

• Prince William, for his work with the homeless youth organization Centrepoint.
• Sandra Bullock, for her scholarship program at the New Orleans Warren Easton Charter School to assist with low-income needs, and for helping open the school’s medical and dental center.
• Eva Longoria, for her work with her own charity, Eva’s Heroes, which “enriches the lives of people with intellectual disabilities,” as well as for starting TwitChange.
• Justin Bieber, for his various monetary and time contributions with children fighting illnesses across the globe, and for his involvement with Pencils of Promise, an organization that helps builds schools and create education opportunities and one to which Bieber donated $1 from every ticket he sold.
• Ellen DeGeneres, for her involvement with The Trevor Project and her anti-bullying advocacy on her show.

For the complete list, visit DoSomething.org.

In the meantime, which celebrities would you like to see making a difference in 2011?

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