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One Foundation. Two Primary Branches.

Mental Help Foundation works through two primary branches. Every Foundation program operates across the whole network, adapted to local language, culture and law.

Mental Help America · Mental Help Africa — five African country branches

Primary branch

Mental Help America

Mental Help Foundation in the United States.

Our United States branch, delivering every Foundation program with local partners, clinicians and communities.

mentalhelpamerica.org· launching soon
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What we focus on in the United States

  • Community education and anti-stigma media
  • Trained AngelMinds supportive first contact
  • Practical and psychosocial support through Strangers Care
  • Addiction and recovery navigation with HelpMe2
  • Partner referral pathways through BridgeMinds Alliance
More about Mental Help America

Primary branch

Mental Help Africa

Mental Help Foundation across Africa.

Our continental African branch, coordinating five country branches and three Africa-wide initiatives.

mentalhelpafrica.org· launching soon
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Country branches

Five official Mental Help Foundation country branches

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Mental Help Cameroon

Mental Help Foundation in Cameroon

Mental Help Cameroon delivers the Foundation's programs in Cameroon, with deep community relationships and bilingual education, support for displaced families, and safeguarding-led responses for survivors of violence.

mentalhelpcameroon.org
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Mental Help South Africa

Mental Help Foundation in South Africa

Mental Help South Africa delivers the Foundation's programs in South Africa, connecting young people, families and communities to education, substance-use support, psychosocial care and trusted referral partners.

mentalhelpsouthafrica.org
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Mental Help Ghana

Mental Help Foundation in Ghana

Mental Help Ghana delivers the Foundation's programs in Ghana, strengthening mental health literacy, family engagement and anti-stigma communication alongside a trusted network of local support services.

mentalhelpghana.org
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Mental Help Kenya

Mental Help Foundation in Kenya

Mental Help Kenya delivers the Foundation's programs in Kenya, with a strong focus on young people, digital education and partnerships with schools, faith institutions, civil society and mental health professionals.

mentalhelpkenya.org
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Mental Help Nigeria

Mental Help Foundation in Nigeria

Mental Help Nigeria delivers the Foundation's programs in Nigeria, reaching communities at scale through media, youth engagement, addiction response and locally governed support networks.

mentalhelpnigeria.org

Joining the Mental Help Africa network

Other African organisations may apply through MentalHelpAfrica.org to join the Mental Help Africa network. Joining the network does not make an organisation an official Mental Help Foundation country branch.

How to apply

Mental Help Africa initiatives

Three Africa-wide initiatives

These belong to Mental Help Africa. They are not country branches and not Foundation-wide programs.

African Minds Matter

An Africa-focused storytelling, education and awareness platform sharing lived experience and challenging stigma.

africanmindsmatter.org

African Minds Hotline

An Africa-wide directory of mental health, crisis and support hotlines and resources, country by country.

africanmindshotline.org

African Minds

Mental Help Africa's research and knowledge institute, bringing together research, reports, data and insights on mental health in Africa — and growing into an original research and publishing institution.

africanminds.org

Across the whole network

All six Foundation programs operate in every branch

My Mental Health, AngelMinds, Strangers Care, HelpMe2, BridgeMinds Alliance and MindFru run across Mental Help America, Mental Help Africa and all five African country branches. Local delivery is adapted to language, culture and law.

Explore the programs