This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Who we are
We are a non-profit, philanthropic organization that works independently to broaden the debate on and the possibilities of care for mental illnesses prevention and mental health promotion in Brazil.

We support initiatives and projects that provide, through mental health, an improvement in the quality of life for all people, with a particular focus on adolescents and women.
We provide grants for the development and offering of tools and interventions that can create effective solutions and generate best practices in mental health, with the potential to be scaled, and we support the development of scientific evidence, as well as practical tools to support the public sector in its mission to provide accessible and high quality mental health care to all.
We believe mental health
is a collective effort
We believe that mental health is a collective responsibility, therefore we focus on building an ecosystem that enables an open dialogue between civil society, academia, and the private and public sectors, and on developing partnerships aimed at influencing public policy and fostering innovation in mental health.

Our purpose:
Our mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for every person by supporting projects in mental illnesses prevention and mental health promotion. We aim to expand initiatives that value each person as the protagonist of their own journey when it comes to mental health and that contribute to democratizing the access to high quality and affordable mental health care.
We finance projects and initiatives, advocate, communicate, and strengthen the mental health ecosystem in order to achieve our goals of access to mental health care to all in Brazil, especially to adolescents and women, which are, for us, key groups to transform the mental health scenario in Brazil.
READ ABOUT OUR PROJECTSOur vision
We dream of a future in which our society is committed to improving mental health, particularly with regards to its promotion and prevention, since a healthier future depends on proactive actions we take in the present. We want to strengthen the mental health ecosystem in Brazil and build networks and alliances across all social sectors. We know that there is no way to improve other social agendas without first tackling mental health as a social issue, therefore we design collaborative solutions and strengthen partners and allies to be multipliers in this cause.
We engage more actors to join us in our mission, so they can incorporate the “lens” of mental health into their work. We’re helping to build a future in which everyone willing to take care of their mental health has the conditions and resources to access care, by producing and sharing data, evidence and best practices with the public sector and other decision-makers in this theme.
Our ManifestoWe are working for a future in
which all of society takes
care of mental health the same as we
dedicate ourselves to physical health.
Our practices
To inform is to form:
we work to eliminate stigma and discrimination related to mental health, through providing quality information, and sharing best practices.
Growth
mindset:
we believe in the adaptability of the human mind, in positive and systemic changes and in the power of civil society as an agent of change.
Access and equity:
all people, regardless of age, gender or social status, have the right to access high quality mental health care.
If you want
to go far,
go together:
with the combined efforts of the third sector, the private and the public sectors combined, and with a strong ecosystem around this cause, we will be better equipped to achieve our mental health goals.
We are different,
so we need
segmented approaches:
through active listening, we seek to approach mental health using segmented views, considering the specifics of each person and group.
Team:
BRUNO ZILLER
Project Coordinator
"The greatest punishment for those who are not interested in politics is that they will be governed by those who are." Arnold Toynbee
Bruno holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Hertie School (Germany), a specialist degree in Political Science from FESPSP and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from ESPM. He has experience in government relations and political analysis, having worked in multinational consulting, third-sector organizations and government agencies.
Mariana Rae
Project Coordinator
"Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but when you touch a human soul, just be another human soul." Carl Jung
Mariana holds a Master’s and PhD in pharmacology from USP and a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University. She has experience in research, data analysis and public-health policies focused on mental health and substance-use disorders.
Rafaela Rodrigues
Communications Coordinator
"We have to talk about liberating minds as much as liberating society." Angela Davis
Rafaela has a degree in Integrated Communications, with a major in Advertising and specializes in Strategic Marketing. She has worked in communications consulting, planning and implementing internal and external communication strategies. She has experience in the areas of education and the third sector.
Yllana Calori
Executive Secretary
"I believe that respect, affection and hospitality can strengthen our relationships. A frank and honest conversation allows us to be ourselves, regardless of the difficulties of everyday life."
Yllana has a degree in Hotel Management and Office Administration and is currently studying for an MBA at FGV. She has worked for institutions such as Mattos Filho, Ayres Ribeiro Advogados and Accor Hotels.

Advisory board
Christian Ingo
Lenz Dunker
Psychoanalyst and professor of psychoanalysis and psychopathology at the Institute of Psychology at USP
Marcia C.
Castro
Professor and Head of the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard School of Public Health
Marina Feffer
Oelsner
Social investor and co-founder of the Generation Pledge
Natalia
Cuminale
Journalist specialized in healthcare and founder of Futuro da Saúde
Márcio
Bernik
Psychiatrist and coordinator of the Anxiety Laboratory at the USP School of Medicine
FERNANDA CAMARGO
Cofounding partner of Wright Capital Gestão de Patrimônio

We are causing structural changes
based on mental health, because
there can be no sustainable change
without focusing on the people.
Activities Report
Year 2021
Year 2022