Our story
A gap we couldn't ignore.
Founded September 2020.
mindhamok began with a simple observation: international students and the staff who support them were falling through the cracks of every existing mental health system. Time zones, language, cultural fit, insurance — each one a barrier between a young person abroad and the help they needed.
We started in September 2020 with a small group of clinicians and education specialists who’d spent decades inside study abroad programmes, universities and insurers. We saw the same crisis calls, the same delays, the same families trying to navigate care from thousands of miles away.
mindhamok exists to close that gap — by putting prevention first, by giving staff the training they need, and by getting professional help to anyone, anywhere, fast.
Our mission
To make prevention-first mental health support the standard for every student, traveller and staff member living, studying or working abroad.
Our vision
A world where crossing borders never means crossing care boundaries — and where wellbeing is built into the international education experience from day one.
Keith
Co-founder
Two decades inside international education, leading student wellbeing programmes for universities and study abroad providers. Keith drives partnerships and the prevention-first approach that defines mindhamok's work.
Tiziana
Co-founder
Two decades inside international education, leading student wellbeing programmes for universities and study abroad providers. Tiziana drives partnerships and the prevention-first approach that defines mindhamok's work.
Leanne
Co-founder
Two decades inside international education, leading student wellbeing programmes for universities and study abroad providers. Leanne drives partnerships and the prevention-first approach that defines mindhamok's work.
