About Us
Our Mission
We envision a future where every teen and young adult feels supported, understood, and empowered to face life’s challenges with strength and resilience. In this future, schools and colleges provide safe spaces that nurture emotional well-being, communities stand together to prevent substance misuse and suicide, and mental health is embraced as a natural part of overall wellness—free from shame or stigma. Every young person will be equipped to seek help, offer support, and step into adulthood with confidence, purpose, and hope.
What We Stand For
MindBridge is more than just a project—it’s a space where teens can feel seen, heard, and supported. We created it after realizing how isolating it can be to navigate mental health challenges while also trying to juggle school, personal life, responsibilities, and the pressure to always appear okay. Too often, young people are told to “get help,” but are left with support that feels cold, distant, or unresponsive. That’s why MindBridge was built to be different.
Here, you can talk to people your age who actually understand what you’re going through. It’s a place to communicate openly, share your thoughts and feelings, and know that you’re not alone. Our platform is constantly monitored to maintain a safe, respectful, and welcoming space where everyone feels emotionally protected. This isn’t just about venting—it’s about connection, understanding, and community.
Alongside that sense of belonging, we also provide real support. You’ll find carefully curated mental health resources, helplines you can reach out to when needed, and opportunities to get involved in meaningful ways. Whether you want to just talk, learn more about mental wellness, or actively contribute, MindBridge is here to remind you that healing doesn’t have to be done alone—and that strength starts with being heard.
Founders of MindBridge
👩🏽 Paula Adu Newman – Co-Founder
Paula didn’t plan on starting a mental health project—she just saw too much to stay quiet. Family members who were struggling. Friends shutting down because they didn’t know how to ask for help. Students burning out behind forced smiles. It was everywhere, and no one really talked about it in a way that felt real. So she did something about it.
Alongside her sister, Paula helped build MindBridge—not as a perfect solution, but as a space that could try. Try to listen. Try to make things less heavy. Try to remind people they weren’t alone.
She’s not someone who needs a spotlight. But behind the scenes, she keeps things moving—by organizing, planning, making sure ideas turn into action. She wants mental health to be more than an Instagram post or a school assembly. She wants it to be something people actually feel connected to.To Paula, this isn’t about having the right words—it’s about showing up. For others. For the team. For the version of herself who needed this years ago. That’s who she is.
👩🏽 Paulette Adu Newman – Co-Founder
Paulette is a student leader, youth mental health advocate, and the co-founder of MindBridge. She helped start the project alongside her sister after witnessing how deeply mental health struggles affected not only close family members but also students around her. From anxiety and burnout to emotional exhaustion, she realized how many teens silently carry the weight of balancing school, personal life, family responsibilities, and the pressure to “have it all together.”
Her own experience juggling assignments, extracurriculars, household chores, and trying to still enjoy being a teen inspired her to build something that offers connection, support, and resources—without judgment. Through MindBridge, Paulette leads communications, outreach, and content creation with a mission to make mental health education feel approachable and community-driven.
She believes that mental health isn’t just a conversation—it’s a bridge that connects struggle to strength, especially when young people come together to lift each other up.
We extend our deepest gratitude to all our friends, partners, and supporters who have made MindBridge possible. From the very beginning, your belief in our mission has fueled our journey and given us the strength to transform pain into purpose. To everyone who has walked beside us—from moments of loss and uncertainty to milestones of hope and healing—we thank you for your trust, your encouragement, and your unwavering presence. It is because of your commitment that MindBridge is able to protect and uplift the lives of young people, ensuring they never feel alone in their struggles. Your dedication is not only changing individual lives but also reshaping the way our communities understand and embrace mental health. Together, we are dismantling stigma, opening doors to meaningful conversations, and creating bridges of support that connect young people to hope, healing, and resilience. With your partnership, MindBridge continues to mobilize communities into action and build a future where emotional well-being is celebrated as a vital part of life, and every young person has the chance to thrive.