Charities supporting mental health for all
AFRICA
Friends of Diversity
Botswana
A youth-led NGO working to empower, educate and advocate for the rights of LGBTI+ persons on personal development, mental health, economic and sexual reproductive health rights.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Make Music Matter
Democratic Republic of Congo
Using the creative process as a therapeutic tool to help empower marginalized voices. Its innovative Healing in Harmony program has been clinically proven to reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Supported by
Grand Challenges Canada
Green String Network
East Africa
Working with communities in East Africa to heal social and collective traumas through storytelling, art and physical practices to help people articulate and better understand those experiences.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Mental Health Service Users Association
Ethiopia
An association of people with psychosocial disabilities advocating for their voices to be taken into account in the design and implementation of mental health policy and services in Ethiopia.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Basic Needs, Basic Rights
Kenya
Supporting and facilitating people living with, recovering from or at risk of mental health conditions in Kenya.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
CORESZON
Germany, Iraq, Kenya
A growing network that shares a science-based approach to help disadvantaged communities in Germany, Kenya and Iraq, promote child and family wellbeing.
Supported by
Peter Möhrle Foundation
Psychiatric Disability Organization
Kenya
A user-led organisation in Kenya dedicated to making mental health care more accessible, through service provision, advocacy and education, particularly for those in marginalized communities.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative
Nigeria
Nigeria’s largest youth run and youth focused mental health organization. MANI champions the fight against mental health related stigma to create an environment that makes it possible for people to seek care without fear of discrimination.
Supported by
Natasha Müller
PHOLA
South Africa
Working with marginalized communities in South Africa to address the negative mental health impacts of trauma, violence, abuse and poverty.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Waves For Change
South Africa
W4C fuses the rush of surfing with evidence-based mind-body therapy to provide a child-friendly mental health service to under-served children and young people in South Africa.
Supported by
Grand Challenges Canada
StrongMinds
Uganda, Zambia
Improving the mental health of women and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa by providing free, group talk therapy delivered by lay community health workers.
Supported by
Grand Challenges Canada
The Center for Victims of Torture
Uganda
Dedicated to healing survivors and ending torture by providing rehabilitative care to survivors, building the capacity of institutions and individuals, and advocating against torture.
Supported by
Fondation d’Harcourt
You Belong
Uganda
Building a new pathway of care for people with severe mental illness in Uganda, and Sub-Saharan Africa, by shifting away from institutional/asylum care to family care and local health centers.
Supported by
Natasha Müller
Society for Pre and Post Natal Services
Zimbabwe
A non-profit in Zimbabwe providing mental health support to new mothers and fathers to promote good mental health across the life cycle.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
ASIA
IAM, Community Mental Health Project
Afghanistan
A volunteer-driven system of community outreach, home visits, training & referrals to raise awareness and meet the mental health needs of those with psychosocial disabilities and their families.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Anjali
India
A leading Indian NGO working to secure large-scale systemic changes in the mental health field, by making mental health institutions, systems and communities intersectional and inclusive.
Supported by
Mariwala Health Initiative
Anubhuti
India
An Indian NGO building young people’s capacities by helping them realize their leadership and ensuring accessible and inclusive mental health services, especially for those in vulnerable communities.
Supported by
Mariwala Health Initiative
Burans
India
Working with low-income communities in Uttarakhand, North India, to promote mental health and co-design solutions that help to tackle causes of mental ill health.
Supported by
Mariwala Health Initiative
DLR Prerna
India
An NGO in Darjeeling working on varied community based programs, including the Broadleaf project that aims to train primary school teachers to deliver mental health care for disadvantaged children.
Supported by
Mariwala Health Initiative
Empower
India, USA
Building the world’s mental health workforce by empowering anyone, anywhere, to master the delivery of evidence-based psychological treatments and behavioral interventions.
Supported by
Natasha Müller
Iswar Sankalpa
India
An Indian NGO committed to creating just systems of accessible mental healthcare for the vulnerable and ‘forgotten’ population of Kolkata.
Supported by
Mariwala Health Initiative
Sangath
India
A not-for-profit working in Goa, India, committed to making mental health services accessible and affordable by empowering lay workers to deliver psychosocial interventions to their communities.
Supported by
Grand Challenges Canada
The Banyan
India
Offering comprehensive mental health services in a range of institutional and community settings for people in India with mental health issues living in homelessness and poverty.
Supported by
Grand Challenges Canada
CORESZON
Germany, Iraq, Kenya
A growing network that shares a science-based approach to help disadvantaged communities in Germany, Kenya and Iraq, promote child and family wellbeing.
Supported by
Peter Möhrle Foundation
Enosh
Israel
The largest mental health organization in Israel delivering comprehensive and groundbreaking community-based rehabilitation programs in the domains of supportive housing, employment, and socialization and family counseling centers
Supported by
Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation
Centre for Mental Health & Counseling
Nepal
Working in collaboration with government, NGOs and community-based organisations to train and supervise health and lay workers in providing psychosocial support, with a focus on rural communities.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Child, Adolescent and Family Services
Sri Lanka
Providing psychosocial services to families and young people, in Sri Lanka, experiencing mental distress in a non-clinical setting where they feel at home.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Quan Tâm Network
Vietnam
A community support programme in Vietnam creating support networks of people with shared experiences of severe mental disorders, and their families.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Elgorithm
Lebanon
A Lebanese NGO providing public, private, and informal schools across the country with free access to vital mental health projects & resources.
Supported by
Maya Ghosn Bichara
Canada
Jack.org
Toronto
Canada’s only charity training and empowering youth with the education they need to support their mental health and to advocate for systems change in their communities.
Supported by
Natasha Müller
EUROPE
CORESZON
Germany, Iraq, Kenya
A growing network that shares a science-based approach to help disadvantaged communities in Germany, Kenya and Iraq, promote child and family wellbeing.
Supported by
Peter Möhrle Foundation
Fondazione di Liegro
Italy
Working in collaboration with public and private institutions to promote psychosocial wellbeing, fight stigma, and provide support and guidance to the most vulnerable youth across Italy.
Supported by
Fondation d’Harcourt
Ember Mental Health
United Kingdom
Supporting locally-led mental health initiatives in low-resource communities around the world, so that they can grow and thrive.
Supported by
The SHM Foundation
Movember
United Kingdom
Movember is a global movement that exists to help men live happier, healthier, longer lives, taking on mental health and suicide prevention since 2003.
Supported by
Natasha Müller
South America
Punto de Encuentro
Argentina
Strengthening the psychological, economic, and social autonomy of women and young people affected by gender-based violence in Argentina.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Huertomanías
Ecuador
A collective of people in Ecuador living with severe mental disorders, predominantly schizophrenia, whose mission is to achieve financial and social autonomy through livelihoods projects.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
Buena Semilla
Guatemala
Nurturing the health, wellbeing and self-determination of Indigenous and other marginalised communities in Guatemala.
Supported by
Ember Mental Health
USA
Black Girls Smile
USA
Empowering young black women to lead mentally healthy lives by providing them with mental health education, resources, therapy assistance and workshops.
Supported by
kate spade new york
Children Now
USA
Working with vulnerable children, predominantly kids of color, to improve their health, education, and overall wellbeing by ensuring access to the behavioral health services and support they need to thrive.
Supported by
Susie Sarlo Family Fund
Empower
India, USA
Building the world’s mental health workforce by empowering anyone, anywhere, to master the delivery of evidence-based psychological treatments and behavioral interventions.
Supported by
Natasha Müller
Girls inc.
USA
Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, by delivering life transforming programs that prepare them to navigate gender, economic and social barriers to advance to a more equitable world.
Supported by
kate spade new york
Inseparable
USA
Fighting for a future where mental health policy, no longer an afterthought, helps everyone thrive, and working to make access to care more equitable for BIPOC, LGBTQ people, veterans, postpartum women, and Native Americans.
Supported by
Natasha Müller
Life Story Club
USA
A US based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting healthy aging and combating social isolation in older adults through storytelling exchange.
Supported by
Lily Zhou
Mental Wealth Alliance
USA
Charlamagne Tha God's vision to address the dire mental health gap facing the mental health communities. MWA works to raise awareness, end stigma, and expand access across three pillars of programming: Train, Teach, and Treat.
Supported by
The Giving Back Fund
Seleni Institute
USA
A non-profit organization dedicated to women's physical and mental health, focusing on enhancing the quality of maternal and reproductive mental health.
Supported by
kate spade new york
Switchpoint
USA
Empowering families and individuals in need by addressing the underlying causes of their poverty and helping them gain access to the necessary mental health care and services that they need.
Supported by
The Dell Loy Hansen Family Foundation
Younique Foundation
USA
1 in 4 women is a survivor of child sexual abuse and, often, overcoming the trauma of abuse can take decades. The Younique Foundation is committed to empowering adult female survivors and to helping them navigate their healing journeys.
Supported by
Shelaine Maxfield
Footage Foundation
USA
A non-profit organization with global reach, raising voices of marginalised young people to elevate lives through creative research, media arts, and the science of storytelling.
Supported by
Natasha Muller
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