About MindBridge

Making support easier to find, understand, and navigate across China.

MindBridge connects international families, adults, educators, professionals, and organizations with mental health, neurodiversity, learning, wellbeing, and community resources across China.

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01Our purpose

Why MindBridge Exists

Finding the right support in China can be surprisingly difficult.

Useful information is often scattered across clinic websites, WeChat groups, school recommendations, social media, community organizations, and word of mouth.

Professional titles, qualifications, services, and areas of expertise can also vary between countries, making it difficult to understand who provides what kind of support.

MindBridge was created to bring that information together in one place — making it easier to discover professionals, understand available services, access useful resources, and connect with others navigating similar questions.

02The platform

What MindBridge Does

Four connected ways to find information, people, and practical support.

Find Support

Search for professionals and organizations using criteria such as area of support, professional type, population served, language, city, district, and online or in-person availability.

Explore support

Learn & Explore

Access practical guides and resources covering mental health, neurodiversity, learning, parenting, wellbeing, and life in China.

Browse resources

Community Forum

Browse discussions, ask questions, share experiences, and connect with others through the MindBridge online forum.

Visit the Community Forum

Professional Network

Help professionals across China connect with colleagues, build referral relationships, exchange resources, and discover collaboration opportunities.

Explore the network
03A connected ecosystem

Support Doesn't Fit Into One Box

MindBridge brings together several related areas while keeping different types of services clearly identified.

01

Mental Health

Psychology, psychiatry, counseling, psychotherapy, relationships, trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, and emotional wellbeing.

02

Neurodiversity & Development

ADHD, autism, executive functioning, occupational therapy, speech and language, behavioral support, and related services.

03

Learning & Education

Learning differences, educational assessments, school support, learning specialists, accommodations, and family guidance.

04

Mind & Body Wellbeing

Mindfulness, meditation, movement, yoga, sleep support, stress management, nutrition and wellness, and selected complementary wellbeing services.

Clear categories matter. Professional clinical services and complementary wellbeing resources are related parts of the MindBridge ecosystem, but they are not equivalent categories of care. Wellbeing services are not substitutes for clinical care when it is needed.

04Our scope

Built for China

MindBridge is being developed as a China-wide platform.

Shanghai currently has some of the strongest directory coverage, but MindBridge is expanding its network of professionals, organizations, resources, and communities across China.

The long-term goal is to make it easier for someone in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, or elsewhere in China to understand what support exists and how to access it.

05How we work

Our Principles

01

Clarity Over Complexity

Professional titles, qualifications, services, and areas of support should be easier to understand.

02

Verification Should Not Be Pay-to-Play

Paid or enhanced visibility should remain separate from professional verification.

03

Community Experience Matters

People can benefit from the practical experience of others navigating similar challenges.

04

Support Should Be Easier to Discover

Useful services and resources should not remain hidden across disconnected websites, private groups, and word-of-mouth networks.

06Trust & transparency

Independent & Transparent

MindBridge is an independent information and community platform. Being listed on MindBridge does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of a provider, organization, service, or treatment.

Professional verification and paid visibility are separate. Where MindBridge displays credentials or verification information, we aim to clearly explain what has and has not been verified.

Paid visibility or an enhanced profile does not imply greater professional credibility.

07Help shape MindBridge

Help Us Build a Better Support Network

MindBridge will grow through the professionals, organizations, resources, and communities that make support easier to find across China.

If you know of a professional, organization, support group, activity, resource, or service that should be included, we want to hear about it.

MindBridge is an independent initiative developed and operated in China.