We exist so no one has to whisper their pain alone.
Mantra Foundation is a team of 200+ therapists, volunteers and friends building a world where reaching out is the most ordinary thing in the world — free of stigma, paperwork, or price tags.
2M+
Lives impacted
200+
Therapists
24/7
Helpline open
100%
Confidential
Every gift counts
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Hope is built daily
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You're someone's miracle
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Generosity travels far
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Small acts, real change
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Together we rise
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Healing starts together
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Kindness creates impact
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Support changes lives
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Every gift counts
✦
Hope is built daily
✦
You're someone's miracle
✦
Generosity travels far
✦
Small acts, real change
✦
Together we rise
✦
Healing starts together
✦
Kindness creates impact
✦
Support changes lives
✦
Our vision & mission
Emotional wellbeing, treated like the basic need it is.
Vision
To promote emotional wellbeing by offering support, understanding and practical help to those who need it most — so everyone knows they’re not alone, and they can get through the hard parts.
Mission
Provide subsidized psychological support, prevent suicides, and create free resources — impacting 2 million+ lives through therapy, training, awareness and a 24×7 hotline.
How can we help?
Six ways to find help, one promise: someone is here.
HopeLine
A 24/7 phone line answered by trained counselors. Confidential, compassionate, free.
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MindChat
Text with a vetted peer volunteer when you don’t feel like talking out loud.
03
Brighter Tomorrow
Proactive answer to mental-health crisis — building the resilience that keeps people here.
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Prideful Minds
Affirming space for the LGBTQIA+ community — real counselors, real conversations, no judgment.
02
Compassion Classroom
Volunteer & counselor training that builds compassionate first responders in every school.
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Mind Matters
A worldwide movement by Mantra Foundation bringing mental health accessible near you.
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What we're up against
Barriers to emotional wellbeing.
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Stigma
We foster open conversations so getting help never feels like a confession.
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Financial constraints
Subsidized and free therapy so cost is never the reason someone stays silent.
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Access to care
Online resources and local partnerships that close the distance to support.
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Mistrust
Strong client–expert bonds, kept completely confidential, every conversation.
You can help
A small monthly gift, an outsized ripple.
Registered under 501(c) and 80G. All donations are tax exempt.
$25
One Therapy Session
Cover a full therapy session for someone who otherwise couldn’t afford it.
$340
Train a Volunteer
Equips a counselor-in-training with the essential clinical knowledge.
Our team
The humans behind the helpline.
Dammie Smith
Co-Founder
Himanshu Jain
Co-Founder
Dr. Shweta Jain
Co-Founder
Eva Smith
Director, Strategic Initiatives
Paul Adward
Director, Volunteer Onboarding
Karan Hinduja
School Mental Health Specialist
Anu Bedi
Chiel Advisor
Erica Khanna
Clinical Psychologist
Nirmay C.
Director, Crisis Line
Bharat Mathur
Fundraising Director
Where it goes
A meal, a counselor, a roof — not overhead.
Over 90% of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental health condition. Your gift keeps the line open — for someone whose night is too long.
92¢
of every dollar to programs
4.8★
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Hopeline always on
$0
Hidden fees