The nonprofit / NGO
Support people directly
The nonprofit helps people living with bipolarity, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions through education, community, practical tools and peer-led support.
Built from lived experience
We built HopeStage because mental health deserves better
HopeStage is an impact platform built by people with lived experience, alongside clinicians, researchers and entrepreneurs. What began with one story about bipolarity has grown into communities, education, digital tools and research services that turn patient trust into better support and better mental health decisions.
Lived experience is expertise.
Founded from lived experience Built for real-world impact
Why I started HopeStage
I’m Clément Baissat, founder of HopeStage, and I live with bipolarity.
HopeStage grew from direct experience: the confusion of finding reliable information, the courage it takes to speak openly, and the difference that practical support and the right people can make. We are here so lived experience helps shape the decisions—not simply decorate them.
“People with lived experience are experts, not just testimonials.”
Our impact model
One platform. Two engines. One mission.
HopeStage combines public-benefit work with commercial execution. The two parts are separate in purpose and reinforce the same goal: helping better mental health support and innovation reach real people.
The impact company
Change how organizations work
The company partners with biotech, pharma, clinical trial teams, researchers and innovators on patient trust, recruitment, insight, participation and adoption.
The commitment
50% of profits go back to the NGO
Commercial success expands the public mission. Half of the company’s profits are donated to the nonprofit, creating a sustainable loop between expertise, execution and impact.
People, not personas
We are not speaking about lived experience from a distance.
HopeStage has been built by people who live these realities, love someone who does, or have dedicated their work to improving mental health. That changes the questions we ask, the language we use and the responsibility we feel.
Why people trust us
Credibility comes from who is around the table.
HopeStage brings together the expertise needed to move from a human truth to a responsible, practical result.
People with lived experience
They shape priorities, language, journeys and decisions as experts in daily reality—not as a final-stage endorsement.
Psychiatrists and researchers
Clinical and scientific perspectives help us stay rigorous, responsible and connected to how care and research actually work.
Entrepreneurs and operators
Experienced builders help turn insight into tools, services, partnerships and systems that can scale.
Associations and communities
Long-term relationships across mental health keep the work grounded in real needs, trust and accountability.
Trust in practice
Trust is built over time, not claimed in a pitch.
Our patient-facing work, community relationships and partner network create direct understanding. Our commercial work funds and strengthens the wider mission. HopeStage never sells private health data or treats its community as a list to be exploited.
community members
People living with mental health conditions and loved ones connected through HopeStage community pathways.
not-for-profit and community partners
Trusted organizations working directly with HopeStage across mental health.
people across partner communities
Combined reach through HopeStage's not-for-profit and community relationships.
mental health studies indexed
Public studies made easier to find and understand through HopeStage Research.
What guides us
What we value—and what we reject.
These choices shape how we build, collaborate and make decisions when the answer is not obvious.
What we valueWhat we reject
Empathy and kindnessIndifference
TransparencyOpacity
BoldnessCaution by default
Fast learning, including mistakesSlow precision without progress
Autonomy and ownershipDependence without responsibility
CreativityConformity
DiversityUniformity
How we work
10 fundamental rules at HopeStage.
They are practical commitments rather than wall decoration. They keep the beneficiary, the mission and the quality of our decisions in view.
01Focus on the beneficiary
The person living with bipolarity—or another mental health condition—comes first. When priorities compete, we choose the path that improves the quality, dignity and accessibility of the support people receive.
02Accept mistakes so we can learn faster
Mental health deserves urgency and care. We test thoughtful ideas, acknowledge when something does not work and discuss it early so we can learn, repair and improve together.
03Use technology to improve access and efficiency
Good technology can save time, make information easier to use and help people and professionals notice patterns. It should support human care, not replace it.
04Build sustainable economics in mental health
Impact needs investment, talented people and room to innovate. We are comfortable generating revenue when it is aligned with better outcomes—and our company gives 50% of its profits to the nonprofit mission.
05See health as a whole
Body, mind, relationships, work, sleep and daily habits affect one another. We support a holistic, evidence-informed view while collaborating with qualified professionals and specialist organizations where their expertise is needed.
06Recognize that support is multidisciplinary
Psychiatrists and medical professionals are essential. So are peers, families, educators, researchers, designers, technologists and people from other backgrounds. Diversity of expertise creates better solutions.
07Make bipolarity something we can speak about without shame
Stigma grows in silence. We create safer ways for people to understand bipolarity, accept themselves and—when they choose—talk with loved ones, communities or colleagues.
08Build beyond government alone
Public institutions play a vital role, but lasting progress also needs associations, businesses, researchers, foundations and communities working together. Diverse support makes the mission more resilient.
09Keep the person at the heart of recovery
People living with bipolarity are active participants in their own recovery. Loved ones, clinicians and peers can help, while stable peers can offer something especially powerful: practical hope grounded in experience.
10Leave room for humour
A serious subject does not require a cold voice. Warmth, laughter, gifs and moments of lightness can reduce fear, make connection easier and remind us that people are always more than a condition.
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