This NPR article profiles our founder, Mitul Desai, and the personal experience that led him to start The CareHack. After years of helping care for his brother with schizophrenia, Mitul saw firsthand how difficult, isolating, and unsupported mental health caregiving can be.

Our founder, Mitul Desai, was honored to speak at The Carter Center Georgia Mental Health Forum, an event focused on mental health, caregiving, and serious mental illness. Held in the spirit of Mrs. Rosalynn Carter’s legacy, the forum brought together advocates, clinicians, public health leaders, nonprofit organizations, and community-based experts working to improve support for individuals and families affected by mental illness.

New collaboration with The Care Hack translates clinical research and evidence-based best practice into practical tools for millions of caregivers—advancing a shift toward family-centered health care.

In this opinion piece for USA Today, our founder Mitul Desai reflects on Rosalynn Carter’s lasting legacy as an early and compassionate advocate for caregivers and mental health support. Drawing from his own experience caring for his brother with schizophrenia, Mitul connects his family’s journey to the broader reality faced by millions of caregivers across the country.

In this Forbes article, our founder Mitul Desai shares his personal experience becoming a caregiver after his brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his 20s. Overnight, his family had to navigate complex medical, legal, housing, and insurance systems while also coping with the emotional weight, stress, and stigma that often come with serious mental illness.

In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, Unity Stoakes sits down with Mitul Desai, co-founder of The Care Hack, a member of StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot Community. Desai opens up about the decades-long journey that began when his younger brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and his family became full-time caregivers – with no support, no training, and no roadmap.