MindHaven for Schools

Decision-maker one-pager

A culturally responsive mental wellness platform for the students who need it most.

The problem

  • 42% of high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the most recent CDC YRBS.
  • Less than 1 in 3 youth experiencing a mental health condition receive any care — even fewer in low-income communities of color.
  • 1 counselor per 385 students on average in U.S. public schools — far above the 250:1 recommended ratio.

What MindHaven is

A wellness companion for students: AI chat with memory of mood and journal context, mood tracking, four kinds of journaling, breathing exercises, a Stanley-Brown safety plan builder, a 22-directory therapist finder, five culturally-specific community hubs, and crisis routing on every page (988 + Crisis Text Line). Free to use; works on any phone or Chromebook as a Progressive Web App.

Why this and not a generic wellness app

  • Cultural responsiveness is the lead. Black, Latino, AAPI, LGBTQ+, and Indigenous community hubs. Spanish-speaking crisis lines and Latino-led therapist directories are first-class.
  • Built by a youth-development practitioner. 16+ years working directly with Brooklyn youth — not a Bay Area wellness brand.
  • Crisis routing is built in. Every page surfaces 988 and Crisis Text Line. Counselor referral path configured during pilot kickoff.
  • Aggregate-only admin reporting. No individual journals, chats, or mood entries. Students own their data.

The pilot offer

  • Free for the pilot semester. For qualifying nonprofits and Title I schools.
  • Per-seat licensing only after if you choose to continue. Set with each partner — no surprise add-ons.
  • Always free for students directly. Crisis support, the safety plan, and the core wellness toolkit stay free even if your school doesn't continue.

Pilot timeline

Week 1

Kickoff call + crisis flag config

Weeks 2–3

Student rollout, parent letter, workshop

Week 6

Mid-pilot check-in, anonymous usage report

End of semester

Impact report + decision point

Where we are now (radical transparency)

Live & stable: the full student-facing platform. In active pilot: the school cohort experience, parent letter, anonymous admin reporting. On the roadmap: HIPAA review, SSO (Google for Education / Clever), counselor dashboard, Spanish UI translation. We are pre-launch and we tell schools that up front.

Behind MindHaven

Lamont Kirton, founder. 16+ years of Brooklyn youth-development work. MindHaven is a product of Working Wonders Starting Home Inc. (WWSH), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every product decision goes through a youth-development lens before it ships.