Our Mission
The Mental Health Hub (TMHH) was created to serve as a companion to anyone beginning their mental health journey. At TMHH, we know how overwhelming it is to find help in the midst of mental illness.
We offer clear and concise mental health information paired with easy-to-navigate resources to aid anyone through their mental health journey.
We connect our audience to mental health resources, education, and services to expedite their recovery process. Whether it be learning about types of therapy and locating affordable sessions, understanding insurance coverage and obtaining discounted prescriptions, or even finding local support groups, TMHH aims to simplify this notoriously complicated process.
Our Vision
Our initial aim is to create an interactive website providing both education on mental health treatments and direction to available resources in the community.
Going forward, we plan to expand our offerings to include hosting mental health and wellness workshops, partnering with other organizations to reach a wider audience, encouraging exchange of ideas and experiences through our THMM blogsite, and providing visibility to local and nationwide mental health related businesses.
TMHH acts as a Hub to anyone going through a mental health struggle and seeking help.
We aim to provide discounted or free services to our audience. Our services target lower income and minority individuals.
History
In 2019, longtime friends, Ysa and Ella, began discussing the convoluted nature of our country’s mental health treatment systems. Both women had had negative experiences in locating and sustaining the help they needed for their mental health.
It became clear that this was a common issue to anyone seeking this kind of help. Navigating insurance plans, understanding basic terminologies, and locating highly rated care was often a scattered and opaque process.
Recognizing these difficulties as universal, Ysa and Ella set out to build an organization that could serve as a one-stop-shop for mental health treatment resources and education.
They envisioned a website that connected people with the plethora of under-used resources out there, while also identifying blind spots of missing aid.
Being located in Houston, TX, Ysa and Ella have initially focused their sources in the local region. However, they plan to expand to a national database, as well as grow beyond the website to become a virtual and physical community for those in need.
Meet the Team
Ysabelle Abraham
Co-founder and Co-President
University of Houston Honors 2016
Ella Maxey
Co-founder and Co- President
Smith College 2014
Shourya Saxena
Board Member and Treasurer
University of Houston
Interested in becoming a volunteer? please contact us!
Our Partners
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is one of the largest grassroots organization focused on mental illness. We are proud to partner with this amazing organization by exposing their resources on our page and as they have of our platform.
We are also part of their September, 2020 Back to School “Teen Talk” event, discussing mental health issues targeted to their adolescents and young adults audience. We are excited to continue to work with them!
PsychHub
PsychHub is a platform providing educational information on mental health and mental illness.
We are proud to partner with this organization to expose their platform and utilizing their tools to continue to improve our organization and expand our reach.
Okay to Say Campaign
OkaytoSay is an award-winning public mental health awareness campaign started by Meadows Mental Health Policy encouraging conversations about mental health, mental illness, and mental wellness.
We are proud to partner with this organization by utilizing their toolkit, working on events and sharing resources in order to further de-stigmatize mental health in our communities.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, please call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 to get emotional support at any time of the day in United States.
You can also go to their Suicide Prevention Lifeline website to get free and confident support services.