Mental Health Equity is Our North Star
Nunchi Health was founded to make mental health support accessible for young people
—especially those from immigrant and minority communities.
Our Mission
We make mental health support accessible for young people worldwide.
Our Vision
A world where every young person—no matter their background—has access to compassionate, culturally responsive mental health support.
Our Call to Action
Build Our Community. Tell Our Stories. Power Our Minds.
Our students have fought hard for their education — navigating pressure, uncertainty, and sacrifice along the way. They deserve more than just opportunity; they deserve support for their mental wellbeing every step of the journey.
At Nunchi Health, we create culturally grounded mental health programs that help students feel seen, supported, and empowered. We envision Nunchi as a space where young people can speak openly, reflect on everyday challenges, and find strength through community.
We are more than a program — we are a movement to foster belonging, resilience, and healing. By helping students make sense of their own stories, recognize their growth, and uplift one another, we’re building a generation equipped not just to survive, but to thrive — together.
Our Core Values
Community
There is so much power in our collective action. We believe that we are stronger when we are in this, together. Nunchi is as much a space as it is a movement, to uplift the resilience of our communities.
Belongingness
We are so special in the way we are. More than just a passive belief in diversity and inclusion, we need to act on it. Nunchi is a community where students not only feel included but belonged.
Equity
Nunchi believes that those who are most vulnerable deserves our greatest care. We envision a kinder world, where all young people have the opportunity to thrive, regardless of where they come from.
How We Make A Difference
At Nunchi Health, youth lead the way. They shape the focus of our programming, ensuring it speaks directly to the realities they face. Our unique peer-led, problem-solving model empowers young people to tackle the challenges most relevant to their lives — while building a strong foundation of social support and collective healing.
Research consistently shows that social connection is one of the most effective protective factors against mental health crises. This is especially vital for students from immigrant and minority backgrounds, where community plays a central role in resilience.
Our programs are grounded in science, driven by student leadership, and enhanced by cutting-edge digital tools. We continuously refine our approach using evidence-based interventions and the latest in mental health technology — and we’re proud to offer all of it entirely free of charge.
Why We Care
Mental health is one of the most urgent public health issues of our time. In the U.S., one in five people lives with a treatable mental health condition — yet immigrants and communities of color are far less likely to receive quality care.
These communities face distinct and often overlooked challenges: minority stress, stigma, language and cultural barriers, intergenerational trauma, imposter syndrome, and the emotional toll of navigating between worlds. Despite this, we remain underrepresented in mental health research, policy, and services. That needs to change.
At Nunchi Health, we are building spaces where our communities feel seen, supported, and connected. We believe that healing happens together — through shared understanding, cultural relevance, and collective care.
We’re not just addressing a crisis — we’re nurturing a movement.
We are healing our generation, together.
Disclaimer
Nunchi Health is not a clinical healthcare provider and should not be used or characterized as a replacement for professional, licensed, indigenous, medical, in-person, psychiatric, and/or institutionalized mental healthcare, especially for people with high support needs. As a volunteer community-led organization, Nunchi Health and its representatives are NOT (1) providing mental health services or attempting to treat any mental health conditions at all, including but not limited to mental disabilities, issues, or disorders (i.e., it is not evaluating, diagnosing, treating, operating, ameliorating, modifying, adjusting, or prescribing for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition); (2) licensed to provide mental health care; nor (3) responsible for participants’ mental health. Instead, individuals WILL be provided with a supportive communal environment and a platform to discuss their mental health, which they take full responsibility for (as opposed to relying on facilitators). Nunchi Health cannot guarantee the confidentiality of participants’ names, email addresses, or the content they share in Nunchi-led discussions, though it is strictly protected whenever possible.