Mental Health Beyond Borders
Advancing emotional well-being through discreet, volunteer-led, clinically grounded care and human connection.
About Us
Mental Health Beyond Borders is a PAWC initiative grounded in clinically sound support, trusted resources, and compassionate connection. Established at the end of 2019, MHB was created in response to urgent and often unspoken needs—at a time when these realities had not yet come fully into public view.
MHB was an early, pioneering initiative in providing remote care across borders, long before broader awareness emerged around the scale and necessity of such support. From the outset, the program was designed to be discreet, clinically sound, and protective of both patients and therapists—a foundation that remains central to the work today.
The need for support is often intensified by isolation, fear, instability, trauma, and limited access to safe and trusted care. In many settings, emotional suffering remains unseen, unaddressed, or stigmatized. MHB was built to help bridge that gap by offering care that is accessible, confidential, and responsive to complex realities.
Because of the sensitive nature of this work, much of it is carried out quietly and is not broadly publicized. Over the past several years, our team of volunteer licensed clinicians has provided meaningful care and guidance to individuals navigating a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges.
Their dedication has made a quiet yet lasting difference—offering stability, relief, and a greater sense of support during times of distress.
This work is not secondary to community well-being; it is foundational to it.
Through this ongoing effort, Mental Health Beyond Borders continues to serve as a source of strength, care, and human dignity for those who need it most.
From left to right:
Homa Nassirzadeh, Eleanore Moreh, Mojgan York, Sylvia Hakim, HRH Jasmine Pahlavi, Azie Afari, Niloufar Yashar, Morgan Hakimi
Mental Health Beyond Borders was founded by Dr. Morgan Hakimi, Department Chair of the School of Psychology at TCLA, and is sustained by a dedicated team of volunteer licensed clinicians whose quiet commitment continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those they serve.