This article is about the Indian social aid organization. For other uses, see Banyan (disambiguation).
The Banyan
Founded
1993
Founders
Vandana Gopikumar and Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Type
Nonprofit Organization
Location
Chennai, India
Area served
Mental Health, Homelessness, Poverty, Inclusive Living Options
Services
Mental Health Care
Board of directors
Vandana Gopikumar
Managing Trustee
Vaishnavi Jayakumar
Founder Trustee
Mr. Sankara Narayanan
Chairperson
Mr. Balraj Vasudevan
Treasurer
Mr. Senthil Kumar
Trustee
Ms. Sujatha Paulose
Trustee
Mr. Amarnath Reddy
Trustee
Mr. K. C. Mohan
Trustee
Mr. P. S. Raman
Trustee
Mr. Pradeep Cholayil
Trustee
Ms. Arathi Krishna
Trustee
Mr. N.K.Ranganath
Trustee
Mr. Vijay Anand
Trustee
Website
https://thebanyan.org
The Banyan is a non-governmental organization based in Chennai, India that was founded in 1993 by Vandana Gopikumar and Vaishnavi Jayakumar to cater to mentally-ill and homeless women in the city.
This includes the Emergency Care and Recovery Center offered in hospital-based settings, the Center for Mental Health and Inclusive Development promoting the Home Again model and the Center for Social Needs and Livelihood.[1]
The Banyan's NALAM programme offers well-being oriented outpatient clinics and community based mental health care in both urban and rural areas. These clinics provide free of charge and mental health and social care services, address distress, common mental disorders and severe mental disorders. They are offered across 15 service access points, reaching out to a population of approximately 7 lakhs. NALAM has reached out to over 10,000 individuals and has a current active registry of 2000 individuals.
For those who experience high support needs, The Banyan offers a range of inclusive living options, over 200 individuals with moderate to severe mental health issues, today live in communities & homelike environments with supportive services across 6 districts in 3 States (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra).
The Banyan's sister organisation was founded in 2007. BALM uses capacity building, education programmes (diploma, masters’, and PhD programmes) in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, research, collaborative work (with civil society organisations, local governments, disability movements, mental health user-caregiver groups, and Central and State Government) and construction of think tanks, as strategies to influence progressive policies and plans.
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