Established in 2004 as a non-profit, non-governmental charitable trust, MANAV Foundation is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities affected by mental health challenges through comprehensive care, support, and advocacy. Its flagship initiative is the Manav Mental Health Project, a comprehensive program addressing mental health and illnesses with the adult population living or recovering with the same. The project encompasses a range of services, including: Therapeutic Rehabilitation: A center providing care for adults recovering from mental illness. Counseling Services: Support for individuals facing various life challenges. Caregiver Support Groups: Offering assistance to families of individuals with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. Recovery Support Groups: A community for those who have successfully managed their mental health and are reintegrating into society.
Vocational Training: Skill development programs to empower individuals with mental illness. Awareness and Education: Campaigns to dispel myths and reduce stigma surrounding mental health. MANAV Foundation operates independently, relying solely on private contributions and not government funding. Through its multifaceted approach, the foundation aims to improve the lives of those affected by mental illness and foster a more inclusive society.

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The Manav Rehabilitation Centre is a non-residential therapeutic facility that operates on a day-care basis. The centre uses Individual Casework and Group Therapy to facilitate rehabilitation. These services form our line of treatment, which works parallel to clinical treatment (i.e. medications).
As statistics show, about 21% of households with out-of-pocket expenditure due to a member with Mental Illness fall below the poverty line.
As part of our vision to “Widen the horizons of Mental Health to ensure its recognition, importance and acceptance as a necessary component of society”, MANAV Foundation is proud to announce the Client Welfare Programme aimed at alleviating the financial burden on our beneficiaries by covering essential expenses like therapeutic fees, lunch, medication, and travel. Our beneficiaries are adults living with severe Mental Illnesses and come from the full spectrum of socio-economic backgrounds.
Today, the MANAV Foundation covers the entire therapeutic cost, lunch cost, medication and travel expenses of 4 clients plus the partial cost of 3 clients. All funds generated from the Tata Mumbai Marathon will go towards ensuring these clients continue to receive rehabilitation services that can sustain effective management of their mental illness and create possibility of reintegration into mainstream society in the future.