Mental Health Care - Thane, Maharashtra, India
IPH is a Social Enterprise with a strong community mental health focus. Our focus since inception has been to increase awareness about mental health and its scope in daily living. To improve availability of mental health care services. To increase the range of available services to cover people with problems as well those seeking self development, not merely people with illness.In the process, we strive to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. IPH does not believe in limiting ‘Care' only to mental health awareness, our model of mental health care promotion has extended beyond it and has evolved. Trained volunteers from our community are empowered to manage large-scale projects on their own. We are today a family of over 70 mental health professionals ably assisted by a administrative team of 30 individuals & working along side are over 100 trained volunteers. Over 30 % of people coming to us are from a more compromised socio-economic strata who receive services at a token cost.Work at IPHOur work involves functioning in three main areas:• In-house work It is done mostly at the IPH activity center includes work with individuals with problems and their caregivers. Also includes groups for development and those dealing with disorders and distress. • Community Outreach work It includes conducting public programs for increasing awareness and promoting mental health. • Industrial Outreach work It includes working with industrial houses providing their work force with inputs related to mental health enhancement and effective interpersonal functioning.