The Banyan Home for Mentally ill

Over 200 million Indians are estimated to experience mental health issues, yet 83% lack access to the care they need. In low-resource settings, socio-economic factors such as gender, caste, and class often render individuals with psychosocial disabilities homeless, with limited options beyond long-term institutionalisation or living on the streets.

We work in ten states of India, both directly and through state and non-state partners, servicing low-income households and homeless people through a range of approaches that include hospital-based care, housing in rural and urban neighbourhoods and community based mental health solutions.