About
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Headquarters
Guwahati, Assam
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Since
1997
Ashadeep rehabilitates people from low-income groups with various mental conditions and circumstances leading to their isolation and being away from t Read moreheir families. It runs Day Rehabilitation Centre to provide treatment and diagnosis. Rehabilitates homeless people with mental illness by giving them psychiatric treatment and personal care from hygiene to examinations, therapy sessions like Mental Status Examinations (MSE), assessments for disability (IDEAS) and global functionality (GAF). Engages them in the activities of daily living (ADL) like paper bag making, bamboo work or simple household work. Enhances them cognitively. It engages in Community-based Mental Health Initiatives and conducts various training and programs to sensitize and give orientation on the issues of mental health. It also publishes training manuals and books for others to learn practices to handle and help people with mental health issues. It conducts research and studies to facilitate a collaborative approach towards mental health through advocacy among various government & non-government agencies, corporates, civil society bodies and the public.
Issue
Mental health and illness are not looked upon kindly by society leading to anguish and low self-esteem in the people suffering from the same.
Action
Ashadeep aims to rehabilitate and help people with mental disabilities by hand-holding them, teaching them skills and providing shelter to them when required.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Impact
Ashadeep has impacted regular attendance in Its rehab classes, which is at 86, 50 students are undergoing vocational training, total enrollment is 363, 749 women were rescued from the streets and 713 were reintegrated with their families, 252 men were rescued from the streets and 215 were reintegrated with their families, 1173 people were treated in OPDs, 1906 people are receiving help from community health care programmes, 1863 people received help through outreach camps.
Vision & Mission
Vision is to achieve a life of better quality for persons with mental disorders and their families. Mission is to initiate and strengthen mental health interventions in the North Eastern states of India.
Donor History
1. Azim Premji Foundation, Bangalore
2. Rural India Supporting Trust, US
3. Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Assam
4. Give Foundation, Mumbai
5. UK Online Giving Foundation
Programs
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Ashadeep Day Rehabilitation Centre
StateTakes care of people with mental disorders, intellectual disabilities and recovering from mental illnesses.
This centre engages the inmates in Activities of Daily Living, prevocational activities, sports and music along with regular academics. Interventions are planned for each individual and followed through diligently.
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Resource centre
StateThrough resource centres, Ashadeep took up the cause of sensitization, orientation & training, research & documentation and advocacy on issues of mental health.
It comes up with publications consisting of a training manual on mental health, books named ‘Hidden in Full View’ and ‘Asthalat Suryaday’(Assamese) along with pamphlets, posters and hoardings on mental health.
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Home Again - Shared Housing
StateAshadeep initiated the ‘shared housing’ programme by doing away with the Navachetana (Rehab) facility and setting up 6 independent homes paving the way from the institutional pattern of rehabilitation to a more inclusive community setting.
The shared home is a concept where four to five people live in a home. Every home is monitored by a healthcare worker. There are no routines or disciplines imposed upon them and they are provided with the necessary amenities required in a house.
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Rehabilitation of Homeless Persons With Mental Illness
Homeless persons with mental illness wandering on the streets are admitted in the two homes viz. 'Navachetana' for women and 'Udayan' for men. They are provided with care, treatment and psycho-social interventions including vocational training. When they recover from the acute symptoms of their illness and attain some functionality level and are able to provide their home address, they are taken back home and re-united with their families. So far 1079 persons have been admitted and out of that 1007 have been discharged and re-integrated with their families across the length and breadth of the country.
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Community Mental Health Program
DistrictCreate access to psychiatric interventions in rural areas
Impact Metrics
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Total Specially Abled Patients in Shared Homes
Year-wise Metrics- 2017-18 30
- 2018-19 32
- 2019-20 30
- 2020-21 18
- 2021-22 25
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Patients Enrolled in Free Psychiatric Outdoor Clinics (Opd)
Year-wise Metrics- 2017-18 44
- 2018-19 49
- 2019-20 59
- 2020-21 31
- 2021-22 27
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Improvement in Lifeskills, Meaningful Social Roles,
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Economic Independence
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Social Participation & Nclusion of Men and Women
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 99
- 2020-21 88
- 2021-22 136
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Dissemination of Mental Health Services to the Targeted Community
Year-wise Metrics- 2020-21 255
- 2021-22 323
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Inclusion and Mainstreaming of Beneficiaries of the Cmhp
Year-wise Metrics- 2020-21 41
- 2021-22 192
Theory of Change
Persons with mental disorders revive to a life of dignity and social inclusion
Milestones & Track Record
Ashadeep has touched the lives of 6000 plus beneficiaries so far. Through it milestone program "Rehabilitation of homeless persons with mental illness" Ashadeep has admitted 1079 homeless persons with mental illness and re-integrated 1007 persons with their families. To provide psychiatric and psycho-social interventions in remote areas of the state of Assam through its Community Mental Health Program, Ashadeep has covered four blocks with a total population of over 6 lakhs.
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
51-100
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Strength of Governing Body
8
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Diversity Metrics
48% women
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
Yes
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
Yes
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Organisation Structure
Yes
Awards & Recognitions
Mr Mukul Chandra Goswami, Founding Member & Secretary, Ashadeep was conferred the Padma Shri Award for Social Work in 2014.
In February 2012, Ashadeep was jointly awarded the first prize by The EdelGive Foundation, Mumbai under its Social innovation Honours under the category ‘Health & Well Being’.
Dr. Anjana Goswami, Director & Founder Member of Ashadeep was honoured by the National Women’s Commission at a function held at New Delhi in March 2012.
ASHADEEP received the CSO Partners Outstanding Annual Reports Award 2010 at New Delhi.
India NGO Award Winner-First in Eastern Region in 2010.
Dr Anjana Goswami, Director, Ashadeep was conferred the Roshan Phukan Award by Eastern Women’s Association in Guwhati, Assam on 16th November, 2013.
Ashadeep Day Rehabilitation Centre was conferred The De Rozio Award for Education and Human Enrichment in the category of 'Special Education' for the year, 2013 by Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. Hon'ble Governor of Karnataka Dr H.K Bharadwaj presented the award to Dr Anjana Goswami, Director, Ashadeep at the presentation ceremony held in Bishop's Cotton Boys' School, St Mark's Road, Bangalore on 8th January, 2014 during the Annual Conference of the Association of Heads of Anglo Indian Schools in India.
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AABTA0679C
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Registration ID
RS/KAM/240/C/385 of 1996-97
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VO ID / Darpan ID
AS/2009/0007549
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12A
AABTA0679CE20214
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80G
AABTA0679CF20214
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FCRA
020780056
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00033867
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Society
Website
Financial Details
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2019-20
IncomeRs.20,970,693ExpensesRs.17,346,865Admin ExpensesRs.867,343Program ExpensesRs.16,479,522Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.14,670,508ExpensesRs.17,080,085Admin ExpensesRs.854,004Program ExpensesRs.16,226,081Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.24,194,753ExpensesRs.24,239,958Admin ExpensesRs.1,211,997Program ExpensesRs.23,027,961Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.24,435,637ExpensesRs.24,532,472Admin ExpensesRs.4,170,520Program ExpensesRs.20,361,952Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.
Government Partnerships
Department of Health