SGN

What SGN does

SGN (Gemeinnützige Sozialpsychiatrische Gesellschaft Niederberg mbH) is a Germany-registered non-profit limited company (GmbH) headquartered at Nordstraße 29, 42551 Velbert, that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of outpatient social-psychiatry services across the Niederberg region (North Rhine-Westphalia). The organization serves adults, young adults (16-25), and children (6-16) of mentally ill parents through a vertically integrated continuum of care that spans counseling (Beratung), day-structure programs (Tagesstruktur), vocational reintegration (Arbeit), assisted independent living (Hilfen zum selbstständigen Wohnen), social participation (Soziale Teilhabe), ambulatory psychiatric nursing (Pflegedienst / APP), a low-threshold drop-in contact circle (Kontaktkreis), a short-stay shelter (Ruhe- und Orientierungshaus Tipi), peer counseling, and self-help groups/café community spaces (Café 'Irre Gemütlich', Labyrinth, Schlüsselbunt, Frauengruppe). Service delivery is multi-lingual (German, English, Turkish, Russian) and accessed via direct walk-in, self-referral, or community referral through a dedicated contact center.

Revenue mechanics are anchored in Germany's regulated social-welfare funding stack: as a gemeinnütziger Träger, SGN is funded through statutory health insurance (GKV) under the SGB framework, social welfare funds, and municipal contracts, with supplemental donations routed through KD Bank (Bank für Kirche und Diakonie eG). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is implicitly determined by SGB rate schedules rather than market-set retail pricing. The customer base is fragmented across four persona segments (adult mental-health patients, young adults, children-of-patients, nursing-care individuals) and is reached through a direct-to-consumer model combining a Joomla-based website, Instagram accounts, and embedded community/healthcare partnerships in Niederberg.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally minimal: a Joomla CMS-hosted multi-language website (via IONOS SE), WhatsApp and Meta Facebook/Instagram channels for communications and outreach, and no disclosed APIs, mobile apps, proprietary models, or AI/ML infrastructure. The registered GmbH structure (HRB 19561, Amtsgericht Wuppertal) and long-tenured managing director (Karin Wichmann) anchor an operating model built on community trust, peer-lived-experience counseling, and regulatory licensing, rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

SGN

Legal name

Gemeinnützige Sozialpsychiatrische Gesellschaft Niederberg mbH

Website

https://sgn-niederberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Non-profit social-psychiatry provider in Velbert, Germany, delivering outpatient counseling, day-structure, vocational, housing, and nursing services to adults, young adults, and children of mentally ill parents across the Niederberg region, funded via German SGB statutory insurance and municipal contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Psychiatry Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Social psychiatry services
• Mental health support
• Outpatient psychiatric care
• Community mental health
• Psychosocial rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Velbert

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding: As a non-profit organization (Gemeinnützige), SGN likely operates under Germany's social law framework (SGB) provisions, receiving funding from health insurance providers, social welfare funds, and potentially municipal government contracts to provide psychiatric and social support services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SGN (Gemeinnützige Sozialpsychiatrische Gesellschaft Niederberg mbH) is a non-profit social psychiatry provider based in Velbert, Germany, delivering outpatient mental health and psychosocial support services. It offers a continuum of care including counseling (Beratung), day structure programs (Tagesstruktur), work participation (Arbeit), assisted independent living (Hilfen zum selbstständigen Wohnen), social participation (Soziale Teilhabe), peer counseling, ambulatory psychiatric nursing (Pflegedienst/APP), and specialized programs for children, young adults, and individuals needing crisis accommodation.

Product overview

SGN (Gemeinnützige Sozialpsychiatrische Gesellschaft Niederberg mbH) is a non-profit psychiatric care provider based in Velbert, Germany. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of social psychiatry services centered around mental health stabilization and recovery. The core offerings include Beratung (counseling), Tagesstruktur (day structure programs), Arbeit (work participation support), and Hilfen zum selbstständigen Wohnen (assisted independent living). Additional specialized services target specific populations including Junge Erwachsene (young adults 16-25), SGNkids (children of mentally ill parents), and a nursing service (Pflegedienst). Social integration is supported through Soziale Teilhabe, peer counseling, self-help groups, and the Café 'Irre Gemütlich'. The organization also operates a shelter (Ruhe- und Orientierungshaus Tipi), meal services, and a cafeteria. SGN provides these services primarily from its location at Nordstraße 29, 42551 Velbert, with support available in German, English, Turkish, and Russian languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anker Plus: A service offering within the SGN portfolio of mental health and social psychiatric services
• SGNkids
• Ruhe- und Orientierungshaus Tipi
• Café Irre Gemütlich
• Labyrinth
• Schlüsselbunt
• rückenwind³

Products and services

• Beratung (Counseling)
• Tagesstruktur (Day Structure)
• Arbeit (Work Participation)
• Hilfen zum selbstständigen Wohnen (Assisted Independent Living)
• Soziale Teilhabe (Social Participation)
• Pflegedienst (Nursing Service / Ambulante Psychiatrische Pflege)
• Peer-Beratung (Peer Counseling)
• SGNkids
• Junge Erwachsene (Young Adults Program)
• Ruhe- und Orientierungshaus Tipi
• Anker Plus
• Kontaktstelle (Contact Center)
• Kontaktkreis (Contact Circle Drop-in)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Meta Platforms Ireland (Facebook/Instagram)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSGN maintains public profiles on Facebook and Instagram for social media marketing and community engagement. The organization has a joint processing agreement (Controller Addendum) with Meta for the Facebook page visits. Data transfers to the USA use standard contractual clauses.
• Bank für Kirche und Diakonie eG - KD BankminorOthersKD Bank serves as the donation account bank for SGN. Donations can be made to: BLZ 35060190, Account 1000027002, BIC GENODED1DKD, IBAN DE88 3506 0190 1000 0270 02. This is a church-affiliated bank specializing in serving religious and charitable organizations.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National Protestant welfare association delivering psychiatric and social participation services under the same SGB framework; overlaps with SGN's whole-person approach but as one element of a much larger portfolio.
• AWO Bundesverband: Major German welfare association providing mental health, social participation, and assisted-living services through regional affiliates; competes for the same municipal and SGB-funded contracts as SGN but on a multi-region scale.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): Germany's Red Cross society runs outpatient care, counseling, and social services including psychiatric support through NRW affiliates; comparable operating model and funding base as a broad welfare incumbent.
• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare association, operates counseling, housing support, day programs, and ambulatory care across NRW; directly comparable as a multi-service gemeinnütziger Träger but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• pro mente Deutschland: National association of regional pro mente societies providing social-psychiatric services like day programs, housing, work, and counseling; the closest functional analogue to SGN at federal level.
• Sozialpsychiatrischer Dienst Köln: Public social-psychiatric service operating in the Cologne region, offering counseling, crisis intervention, and ambulatory psychiatric nursing under the same SGB framework; directly comparable in scope and target population to SGN.

Regional players

• Sozialpsychiatrisches Zentrum Berlin (SPZ Berlin): Berlin-based social psychiatry center offering counseling, day structure, work, and housing support; same integrated service architecture but serving a different regional market than SGN's Niederberg base.

Others

• Aktion Psychisch Kranke (APK): National advocacy and quality-development organization for community psychiatry in Germany; not a direct service competitor but shapes the policy and standards framework SGN operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sgn_velbert

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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