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Individual Actions.
Collective Impact.

Join us in creating sustainable mental health systems where clinicians are empowered, communities are connected, and healing can continue without barriers.

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A Gap in Your Finances Doesn't Have to Mean a Gap in Your Care.

Collectiva's Mental Health Fund exists to keep clients and providers together through short-term financial hardship by honoring care workers, bridging costs, and sustaining the relationships healing depends on.

WAYS TO BE INVOLVED

To qualify for use of Collectiva’s Community Mental Health Fund”, please review the two funding options available. We collaboratively work with individual providers to determine the best way to meet your needs.

Honoring care workers — your work is essential and shouldn't go uncompensated because of a client's temporary gap.
Bridging costs — the fund covers session fees during a brief loss of insurance or coverage.
Sustaining relationships — you keep seeing the same client through the gap, rather than pausing or referring out.

Email a short request to collectivaleadership@protonmail.me.

Collectiva's Clinical Director, Amelia Ortega, will set up a brief video call to discuss the request and the number of sessions needing coverage.

Requests are typically reviewed within five business days. Reach out as soon as a client's need becomes apparent, rather than waiting until a session is missed.

Once approved, you'll submit information to receive payment by EFT directly through our payment system.

If a client's hardship runs longer than the initial coverage window, contact our program coordinator about extending support.

We're seeking funding for operating costs and the Mental Health Fund itself. Beyond a gift, you can share our website, schedule a call with our director, or connect Collectiva to larger mental health access work you're already part of.

If you're a private practitioner who doesn't accept sliding-scale clients, consider a small monthly donation ($15–$200) to support other practitioners serving lower-income clients and communities impacted by state violence.
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Sharing information about the fund with friends, family, or community networks helps more people learn that financial hardship doesn't have to interrupt their care — and encouraging others to donate keeps the fund available for the next person who needs it.
Recipients of mental health care with greater financial capacity, including those with Donor Advised Funds, are invited to give back — through a one-time gift or by naming Collectiva as a beneficiary for recurring yearly funding.

You can keep showing up for your sessions, and your provider can keep showing up for you. Collectiva Community Funds offer two kinds of support, depending on what you need.

ONGOING

Matching Funds

Long-term support based on your capacity to pay a portion of your therapy fees.

We offer 80%/20% , 60%/40% , 50%/50% matching grants to support and sustain therapy sessions

SHORT-TERM

Bridge Funds

Typically covers about a month of sessions during a sudden gap in coverage or income

We believe in honoring care workers, bridging costs, and sustaining relationships, because healing happens through trust built over time, and a short-term setback shouldn't force you to start over with someone new.
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Every contribution helps this fund outlast the person who needed it first.

Whether it's a monthly gift, a one-time donation, or simply sharing the fund with your network, it keeps care from stopping at a financial gap.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What people usually ask before joining Collectiva's community of clinicians and supporters.

Not at all. Collectiva welcomes community members, former clients, and allies alongside licensed clinicians. You can volunteer administrative time, advocate publicly, or partner your organization with our programs, no clinical license required.
Gifts are administered directly to mental health providers through initiatives like our Seed Funding Days, helping clinicians sustain therapeutic relationships with clients affected by systemic inequity or loss of insurance coverage.
Volunteer roles range from event support and newsletter writing to mentoring clinicians navigating licensure and private practice. We match your time and skills to a current community need.
Yes. We partner with practices, training programs, and community groups that share our vision of sustainable, equitable mental health ecologies. Reach out through our contact page to start the conversation.
Collectiva is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations, and receipts are provided for every gift.

Individual Actions. Collective Impact.

A Gap in Your Finances Doesn't Have to Mean a Gap in Your Care.

Every contribution helps this fund outlast the person who needed it first.

Frequently Asked Questions

Individual Actions.
Collective Impact.