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Mental health support and crisis relief for Latin America.

IHE is a California 501(c)(3) founded in 2026. It offers Spanish-language counseling and relief after disasters.

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Our July 2026 mission in Caracas and La Guaira.

Our first year, so far.

  1. Mission to Caracas and La Guaira

    Supplies for families living in the camps.

  2. Art workshops

    Thirty paintings by the children.

  3. El Arte de la Resiliencia auction

    Proceeds go to the Venezuela fund.

  4. Counseling in Spanish

    Sign-ups are open with the IHE Medical Corps.

In July, we went to Caracas and La Guaira.

After the earthquake, families were living in tents. Our team spent a week in the camps. We brought infant formula, oral rehydration salts, food, and medicine, and ran art workshops with the children.

The IHE team with the mission's supplies
ArrivalThe team with the mission's supplies.
Food delivery in the camp
DeliveriesFood for families in the camp.
Two IHE team members embrace at the camp in La Guaira
The embraceLa Guaira.
The IHE team sitting in a circle with children during the art workshop
The workshopThe team, sitting in a circle with the children.
Sunset on the La Guaira waterfront
La GuairaThe La Guaira coast, July 2026.

Thirty paintings by children from the camps.

They're up for auction now. Proceeds go to the restricted Venezuela fund, which pays for aid in the camps.

See the paintings
The red house in the garden, Unsigned
The red house in the garden. Unsigned.
Rainbow, flower and sun, Adriany
Rainbow, flower and sun. Adriany.
Rain over the trees, Danymari
Rain over the trees. Danymari.
Blue butterflies, Unsigned
Blue butterflies. Unsigned.

Counseling in Spanish, by video call.

  1. A group talkA professional covers one well-being topic in 30 minutes.
  2. A private conversationTen to fifteen minutes, one on one, confidential.
  3. From any countryIn Spanish, from home.

This is the counseling program of the IHE Medical Corps. It's a short first step: someone listens, helps people get their bearings, and points them to longer-term care when they need it.

Help fund the first sessions

This is not an emergency service. In the US, call 988 and press 2 for Spanish, or text AYUDA to 988.

Can thinking skills be trained? Our pilot will measure it.

  • Behavior and decisions

    How we decide, and how to decide better.

  • Emotional regulation

    Managing emotions is a skill you can practice.

  • Relationships

    What makes a partnership healthy and lasting.

  • Cognitive skills

    Attention, judgment, and awareness of your own thinking.

Our MindWorkIn pilot plans to enroll 200 participants in its first year.

We're new. Here's how to check our work.

  • California 501(c)(3)EIN 42‑2563979. Verify our status with the IRS
  • Restricted gifts stay restrictedA gift to one initiative funds only that initiative.
  • NonpartisanWe help people, and we don't take political sides.
  • Our rules, in writingGovernance, funding rules, and our conflict-of-interest policy, published. See Transparency

Give once or every month.

Gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Foundations and larger gifts: write to hello@ihe.institute and we'll walk you through our plans.

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