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Support should not be
a privilege

SafeHere is a privately funded mental health advocacy organisation for young people. It guides them to the clinicians, helplines and peer networks suited to their situation, and contributes to the cost of care where it would otherwise be out of reach.

Help in a crisis Areas of work

Mission

Everyone should be able to reach mental health support

Mental health provision is, in most places, more extensive than the people who need it realise. Clinicians, helplines, peer networks and public services are available, and many are free at the point of use. The persistent problem is access: cost, administrative burden, uncertainty about where to turn, and the absence of anyone to advocate on a person's behalf.

SafeHere exists to bridge it. Its work renders existing services reachable for the people they were designed to serve, and it remains in contact until care is in place.

Current situation

Access to care still depends on the ability to pay

1 in 8people worldwide live with a mental health condition. This corresponds to more than one billion people. WHO, World Mental Health Today, Sept 2025
9%of people with depression receive treatment that meets minimum standards of adequacy. WHO, Mental Health Atlas 2024
1 in 10go without care of those who need psychological support do not receive it, for financial reasons alone. Federal Statistical Office indicator
All figures and their sources

Areas of work

Three programmes, one purpose

  • One

    Start Here

    Referral to the appropriate professional

    Each person is matched with the clinician or peer network suited to their circumstances. Where finances stand in the way, SafeHere can contribute to the cost of treatment.*

    * Subject to eligibility. Each request is assessed individually.

  • Two

    Alongside

    Support for front-line organisations and young leaders

    Partnerships with front-line organisations, and a fellowship through which young leaders conduct their own campaigns and training.

  • Three

    Month Seven

    Support that continues beyond the usual end point

    Sustained contact through and beyond a crisis, including private online peer groups that can be joined quickly, during the months in which formal support is usually withdrawn.

Target groups

Four communities at the centre of the work

  • 01

    Survivors of abuse

    Support that endures through the act of leaving and the long period of rebuilding that follows.

  • 02

    People in recovery

    Continuity of contact once a programme ends, while recovery is still under way.

  • 03

    People discharged from hospital without accommodation

    Practical guidance on the next step for those who leave hospital without a home to return to.

  • 04

    Families displaced by war

    Support for the psychological effects of war, which persist long after resettlement.

Updates

Current topics

  • 10 December 2026

    Human Rights Day

    Human Rights Day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Article 25 recognises the right to a standard of living adequate for health, including medical care. Access to mental health care belongs to that commitment.

  • 25 November to 10 December 2026

    16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

    The international campaign runs from the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to Human Rights Day. Survivors of abuse are one of the four communities at the centre of SafeHere's work.

  • 20 November 2026

    World Children's Day

    UNICEF's day for children's rights marks the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which recognises the right of every child to the highest attainable standard of health (Article 24).

  • 10 October 2026

    World Mental Health Day

    The World Federation for Mental Health placed lived experience at the centre of this year's World Mental Health Day, recognising those who have lived through a mental health condition as authorities on it. SafeHere was founded on the same principle.

  • September 2026

    All figures on this website reviewed

    In September 2026, every statistic on this website was verified against the body that published it. Each figure now carries its source and year of publication.

    More about the figures and their sources
  • 3 September 2026

    Crisis numbers verified

    On 3 September 2026, every number on the crisis page was verified against its official listing. The numbers are reviewed every six months.

    More about the crisis numbers
  • 20 June 2026

    World Refugee Day

    The United Nations day honours people forced to flee their homes. Families displaced by war are among the communities SafeHere supports, since the psychological effects of displacement persist long after resettlement.

SafeHere in social media

Recent posts

  • Support is not a reward for coping well. It is what prevents the ability to cope from running out.

    SafeHere · 7 September 2026

  • No one should have to be in crisis in order to be taken seriously. A waiting list is not a means of deciding who is entitled to help.

    SafeHere · 2 September 2026

  • Asking for help is not the main difficulty. The main difficulties are affording help, finding it and being believed.

    SafeHere · 28 August 2026

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