SEVAC

What SEVAC does

SEVAC (Sane and Enthusiast Volunteers Association of Calcutta), legally incorporated under Indian law and headquartered at 135A, Vivekananda Sarani, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1991 by Dr. Tapas Kumar Ray and Maya Roy to serve persons with mental illness in India. Its mission centers on uninterrupted psychiatric treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and human rights promotion for a beneficiary population that includes persons with mental illness in the community, inmates in prisons and custodial homes, mentally ill persons chained at shrines in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and elderly individuals with long-term mental health needs. The organization does not have shareholders or equity; it is governed by a Managing Committee and led operationally by Founder Secretary Dr. Tapas Kumar Ray and Chief Psychologist Dr. Prativa Sengupta.

SEVAC's core service portfolio comprises seven programs: a 100-bedded Mental Health Facility-cum-Halfway Home for acute and long-term residential care; the SEVAC Clubhouse of India — the first and only Clubhouse-International-accredited psychosocial rehabilitation centre in India, operating on the Fountain House model adapted from New York; two outdoor psychiatric clinics in Kolkata running for over 25 years, including one at Vidyasagar State General Hospital under the National Mental Health Programme; weekly psychiatric clinics at major faith-healing temples in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan under the "Operation Commitment" model; prison and custodial psychiatric clinics in West Bengal; a nationwide mental-health education and awareness programme for police, custodial staff, nurses, paramedics, teachers, and NGO workers; and human-rights advocacy including the 2013 Delhi Declaration on Mental Health, the Calcutta Declaration, and a Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court of India. The Clubhouse Model — a non-technological, member-operated community rehabilitation framework — is the core service-delivery methodology.

SEVAC's business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than fee-based: services are delivered free or at minimal cost to beneficiaries, with revenue sourced from individual and institutional donations, government grants, and international aid organizations including the European Union, Irish Aid, and India's National Human Rights Commission. Donations are processed via bank transfer, cheque, or Razorpay payment gateway in INR or foreign currency. The organization operates across West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and has documented regional activity in Bangladesh. It is not a fit-for-purpose commercial venture; it is a mission-driven NGO whose financial sustainability is contingent on continued grant renewal.

Name

SEVAC

Legal name

Sane and Enthusiast Volunteers Association of Calcutta

Website

https://sevacmentalhealthcare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEVAC is a Kolkata-based non-profit NGO founded in 1991 that delivers psychiatric treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation under the Clubhouse Model, prison and shrine outreach clinics, and human-rights advocacy to persons with mental illness across India, funded by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Crisis Stabilization Units & Psychiatric Emergency Services (HLAFACAH)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Psychiatric rehabilitation
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Community mental health
• Mental health advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: SEVAC operates as a non-profit NGO funded through donations from individuals and institutions, grants from government bodies, and support from international aid organizations. Revenue is used to fund mental health treatment, rehabilitation programs, and advocacy activities.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SEVAC is a non-profit NGO providing comprehensive mental health services to persons with mental illness in India. Its core offerings include a 100-bed residential mental health facility and halfway home in Kolkata, the SEVAC Clubhouse of India (psychosocial rehabilitation using the Clubhouse Model), outdoor psychiatric outpatient clinics, weekly psychiatric clinics in prisons and at faith-healing shrines across multiple Indian states, mental health education programs, and human rights advocacy. All services are delivered free or at minimal cost to beneficiaries, funded by donations and grants.

Product overview

SEVAC (Sane and Enthusiast Volunteers' Association of Calcutta) operates as a comprehensive mental health services organization with a multi-dimensional portfolio. The core offerings include the 100-bedded SEVAC Mental Health Facility providing acute and long-term psychiatric care, the SEVAC Clubhouse of India (the first India-based Clubhouse Model rehabilitation center recognized internationally), Out Patients Department clinics, Outreach Programme in Shrines establishing psychiatric clinics at faith healing temples, Psychiatric Services in Correctional Institutions, Mental Health Education & Awareness Training, and Human Rights Advocacy initiatives. These services work together to provide uninterrupted psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and human rights promotion for persons with mental illness across India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEVAC Clubhouse of India: Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre operating under the internationally recognized Clubhouse Model, the first and only clubhouse in India recognized by Clubhouse International.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced chaining practices in temples through psychiatric intervention
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Clubhouse InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEVAC Clubhouse of India is the first and only clubhouse in India recognized by Clubhouse International. Provides operational guidelines and standards for uniform psychosocial rehabilitation of persons with mental illness.
• World Federation for Mental HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with SEVAC for the Operation Disha Project for tsunami victims in Andaman & Nicobar Island. Jointly provided psychiatric care and emotional first aid to tsunami-affected people.
• Government of Madhya PradeshmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMotivated to supply free medicines to all patients attending the weekly psychiatric clinic at Chamatkarik Hanuman Temple, Chindwara District.
• Government of RajasthanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating with Department of Health, Government of Rajasthan and National Human Rights Commission for replicating Operation Commitment Model at Mehandipur Balaji Temple. Department of Health set fortnightly psychiatric clinic at Baba Ramdev Temple based on SEVAC's observations.
• Fountain House (New York)minorOthersSEVAC Clubhouse Model was developed from the Fountain House model which originated in New York six decades ago and has spread to 32 countries across the globe.
• CBR ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEVAC implemented a Community Based Rehabilitation Project for a considerable length of time with support from CBR Forum.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fountain House: Fountain House in New York is the originator of the Clubhouse Model that SEVAC's Clubhouse of India is built upon; both organizations operate psychosocial rehabilitation programs using the same international standards, making them directly comparable peer organizations.
• Ashagram Trust: Ashagram Trust operates a community-based mental health rehabilitation program in India (Madhya Pradesh) under a model inspired by the Clubhouse approach; it is a comparable Indian mental health NGO delivering residential rehabilitation and community integration services.
• BasicNeeds: BasicNeeds is a UK-headquartered mental health NGO operating community-based mental health programs in developing countries including India; it shares SEVAC's model of combining treatment, rehabilitation, and livelihood support for persons with mental illness.
• Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF): SCARF is a Chennai-based mental health NGO providing psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and advocacy in India; it is comparable to SEVAC as a multi-dimensional Indian mental health organization combining clinical services, rehabilitation, and research/advocacy.
• The Banyan: The Banyan is a Chennai-based Indian mental health NGO providing residential care, rehabilitation, and community reintegration for persons with mental illness; it directly parallels SEVAC's residential mental health facility and halfway home model.
• Sangath: Sangath is a Goa-based Indian mental health NGO offering community-based mental health services, advocacy, and research; it is comparable to SEVAC in mission and Indian NGO scale, though with a stronger research focus.

Others

• Clubhouse International: Clubhouse International is the umbrella accreditation body for the Clubhouse Model implemented by SEVAC; it is an ecosystem enabler comparable to SEVAC as the standards-setting and network hub for the psychosocial rehabilitation model SEVAC delivers.

Broad incumbents

• NIMHANS: NIMHANS is India's premier government mental health and neurosciences institution based in Bangalore; it is comparable to SEVAC as a major psychiatric care and rehabilitation provider in India, though operating at much larger scale with a research and academic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SEVAC-Mental-Health-Facility-SEVAC-Clubhouse-of-India-100064881512239
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sevac-mental-hospital---india

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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