Anjali

Aims for transformative shifts in mental health by fostering inclusivity and collaboration with government, media, and NGOs

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About

  • Headquarters

    Kolkata, West Bengal

  • Since

    2001

Anjali Mental Health Rights Organization was established in Kolkata, India, in the year 2000. For over two decades, Anjali has been tirelessly working Read more towards achieving significant systemic transformations within the mental health sector, aiming to make mental health institutions, systems, and communities more inclusive and intersectional. This initiative was spearheaded by its Founder and Managing Trustee, Ratnaboli Ray, who is recognized for her efforts in revolutionizing state mental health institutions into spaces of democratic healing and effecting systemic transformations. Initially, Anjali began as a service provider, offering rehabilitation services to numerous individuals who had recovered from mental hospitals in Kolkata. However, encounters with governmental bodies, medical professionals, families, and communities of those with psychosocial disabilities illuminated the need for substantial systemic changes within this field. Over the past decade, Anjali has undertaken pivotal strategic shifts in its course of action, approach, and methodologies. These encompass: • Humanizing government health institutions and driving progressive policies through collaborations with local and state governing bodies. • Empowering patients in government hospitals by furnishing them with information, training, and a distinctive 'voice' in matters related to their care and treatment. • Transitioning the existing mental health care and treatment paradigm from institutionalization to community-based models of care and healing. • Collaborating with citizens, especially youth, to foster new allies and advocates for the mental health domain, thereby cultivating fresh agents of change.

Demographies Served

Programs

  • Voices

    The Anjali's Voices initiative operates within four government mental hospitals in West Bengal: Calcutta Pavlov Hospital, Lumbini Park Mental Hospital, Behrampore Mental Hospital, and Institute of Mental Care in Purulia. This program is designed to combat stagnant and regressive systems, aiming to instigate systemic transformations within the established framework. The primary goal of Anjali's Voices is to establish a culture centered around individualized care and treatment within public mental hospitals. The initiative strives to facilitate the social inclusion of individuals who have successfully reintegrated into the community.
    Our three livelihood initiatives—Cha Ghar, Dhobi Ghar, and Block Printing Unit—are situated within the premises of Calcutta Pavlov Hospital, a state-operated mental institution in Kolkata, India.

  • Janamanas

    Launched in 2007, the Janamana program collaborates with local governments and communities to empower women as grassroots mental health care professionals. By partnering with local governing bodies, the program ensures its sustainability and potential replication throughout India. Janamanas operates by shifting the care paradigm from institutional settings to the community and collaborates with community members to identify and train local individuals as agents of change in the mental health field. This initiative destigmatizes and "normalizes" mental health care by facilitating easy access to information, counseling, the Talk-listen-talk model, and referral services provided by approachable and compassionate para-professionals who are familiar and trusted within the community. It establishes an ecosystem that nurtures mental well-being, empowering women within the community with limited formal education to become advocates of mental health care.

  • SAMHI

    The concept of the Sexuality and Mental Health Institute (SAMHI) emerged as a natural progression of Anjali's endeavours in the realm of sexuality and mental health. The intention was to extend outreach to students, young mental health professionals, medical practitioners, legal experts, and individuals engaged in NGOs, CBOs, donor agencies, and more. SAMHI seeks to enhance knowledge and comprehension of sexuality and mental health matters, enabling the design of more comprehensive programs and intervention methods. The organisation strives to stimulate reflection, study, inquiry, and proactive engagement by offering a platform for dialogue, the cultivation of ideas, and the dismantling of stigma-associated perceptions. Ultimately, the goal is to foster the integration of discussions on sexuality within mainstream mental healthcare services.

  • Pratyay, Assisted Living Facility

    In government mental hospitals across West Bengal, there are numerous individuals who have already recovered but continue to reside in these institutions due to abandonment or the inability to locate their families. In some cases, individuals remain in these institutions for a decade or even longer. The Assisted Living Project, initiated by Anjali, strives to uphold the rights of individuals with disabilities by facilitating their transition to independent living while retaining the freedom to choose their place of residence. This project materialized through a collaboration between Anjali, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, and the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare under the Government of West Bengal. The project is centered at a facility named 'Pratyay,' situated on Dr. G.S. Bose Road, Tiljala, Kolkata, West Bengal, capable of accommodating up to a hundred residents. The Assisted Living project aims to facilitate the transition from patient status

Leadership Team

  • Ratnaboli Ray

    Founder & Managing Trustee

  • Kathakali Biswas

    Head - Janamanas

  • Piya Chakraborty

    Head - Voice

  • Sukla Das Barua

    Senior Project Manager, Voices

  • Santanu Saha

    Head, Finance & Accounts

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    6-20

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • Registration ID

    4177

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    WB/2017/0169939

  • FCRA

    147120792

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses
  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.35,203,011
    Expenses
    Rs.35,080,348
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.14,524,082
    Program Expenses
    Rs.20,556,266
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.38,349,526
    Expenses
    Rs.35,298,675
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.11,105,284
    Program Expenses
    Rs.24,193,391
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.40,402,933
    Expenses
    Rs.33,537,624
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,840,478
    Program Expenses
    Rs.30,697,146
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