Péče o duševní zdraví

What Péče o duševní zdraví does

Péče o duševní zdraví, z. s. (PDZ) is a Czech registered association (nonprofit) founded in 1995 that operates a network of Community Mental Health Centers (Centra duševního zdraví) spanning seven districts across the Pardubický and Královéhradecký regions. Its core service is free, integrated community-based care for people aged 16 and older living with serious mental illness — including schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, personality disorders, and neurotic conditions — delivered primarily in clients' homes and natural environments by multidisciplinary field teams composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and peer consultants with lived experience. Five of the seven centers provide both health and social rehabilitation services, while Jičín and Rychnov nad Kněžnou currently provide social rehabilitation only; services encompass crisis intervention, case management, social-skills training, medication support, family education, and community integration.

The business model is a hybrid of public-sector contracting and project-based funding. The recurring revenue base consists of public health and social-service contracts with the two regional governments and with municipal partners (approximately 55+ partnering municipalities), through which services are delivered free of charge to clients; this functions as a de facto subscription/recurring contract stream at the district level. Supplementary revenue comes from EU co-financed projects (NEXT GENERATION EU, regional operational programs, MAS partnerships — used for fleet electrification, new-center establishment, and operational equipment), corporate donations (notably ŠKODA AUTO's annual service vehicles and IVECO Czech Republic's CZK 250,000 donations), philanthropy (Burza filantropie, crowdfunding), and a paid professional-development catalog of accredited continuing-education courses (CZK 4,000–14,000 per participant) plus the annual PROPOJENO conference (CZK 2,000 attendance). There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery depends on multidisciplinary clinical staff and a territory-based vehicle fleet rather than on software products.

Name

Péče o duševní zdraví

Legal name

Péče o duševní zdraví, z. s.

Website

https://pdz.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Péče o duševní zdraví is a Czech nonprofit operating seven community mental health centers across the Pardubický and Královéhradecký regions, delivering free, integrated health and social-rehabilitation services to people aged 16+ with serious mental illness via multidisciplinary field teams including peer consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFABAC

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Ambulatory & Outpatient Care Centers

Keywords

• Community mental health services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Mental health case management
• Behavioral health training
• Peer support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pardubice

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government-funded health and social services: Primary revenue stream. Services are provided free of charge to clients, funded through public health and social service contracts with regional and municipal governments in the Pardubický and Královéhradecký kraj.
2. EU project funding: Multiple EU co-funded projects covering fleet modernization (electric vehicles for field teams), establishment of new centers, and operational equipment. Funded through programs including NEXT GENERATION EU and regional operational programs.
3. Corporate donations: Regular vehicle donations and financial contributions from corporate partners including ŠKODA AUTO (annual vehicles to Rychnov team) and IVECO Czech Republic (250,000 CZK donations).
4. Philanthropy and public donations: Funding through Burza filantropie (philanthropy exchange) events in multiple districts, crowdfunding campaigns, and individual donations. Donors include local businesses, foundations, and community members.
5. Accredited education and training courses: Organization delivers accredited continuing education courses for social and healthcare professionals, charged per participant. Pricing includes courses such as Case Management I (4,000 CZK), Motivational Interviewing (6,000 CZK), and Crisis Intervention (14,000 CZK). Custom in-house programs for organizations are also offered at negotiated rates.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Péče o duševní zdraví operates a network of seven community mental health centers across seven districts in the Pardubický and Královéhradecký regions, delivering free, integrated health and social rehabilitation services to people aged 16+ with serious mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, neurotic and personality disorders). Services include psychiatric care, mental health nursing, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, crisis intervention, peer support, and daily-living skills development, delivered in clients' homes and natural environments by multidisciplinary teams. Supplementary fee-based offerings include accredited professional training courses and the annual PROPOJENO conference on dual diagnosis.

Product overview

Péče o duševní zdraví (PDZ) is a non-profit organization providing integrated mental health services across 7 districts in the Královéhradecký and Pardubický regions of the Czech Republic. Its core offering is a network of Centers for Mental Health (Centra duševního zdraví), each operating as a multidisciplinary team offering home-based and outpatient social rehabilitation and health services to adults (aged 16+) with serious mental illness. The centers differ in scope: five (Pardubice, Hradec Králové, Chrudim, Náchod, Ústí nad Orlicí) provide both health and social services, while Jičín and Rychnov nad Kněžnou provide social rehabilitation only. Supporting offerings include a portfolio of 7 accredited professional training courses (covering crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, de-escalation, case management, psychiatric fundamentals, and personality disorder communication), the annual PROPOJENO conference on dual diagnosis, the KAV ART art atelier in Hradec Králové, club activities and self-help groups, and EU-funded electromobility infrastructure for field service vehicles. A new Center for Mental Health in Jičín is under development (2025–2026).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centra duševního zdraví (Community Mental Health Centers) Multidisciplinary community mental health services for adults aged 16+ with serious mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, neurotic and personality disorders). Delivered through a network of seven centers (Pardubice, Hradec Králové, Chrudim, Náchod, Jičín, Ústí nad Orlicí, Rychnov nad Kněžnou), integrating psychiatric care, mental health nursing, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management, crisis intervention, and peer consultant support. Five centers provide both health and social services; Jičín and Rychnov nad Kněžnou currently provide social rehabilitation. Services are delivered free of charge, primarily through home and field visits.
• Akreditované vzdělávací kurzy (Accredited Training Courses) Accredited professional development courses for social services workers, social workers, and healthcare professionals, covering case management, motivational interviewing, crisis intervention, de-escalation, psychiatric fundamentals, and communication with personality-disordered clients. Available on a per-person registration basis (e.g., Case Management I at 4,000 CZK, Motivational Interviewing at 6,000 CZK, Crisis Intervention at 14,000 CZK) or as custom in-house programs commissioned by employers at negotiated rates.
• Konference PROPOJENO (PROPOJENO Conference) Two-day annual conference focused on integrated approaches to dual diagnosis (co-occurring mental illness and addiction), drawing practitioners from addictology, psychiatry, healthcare, and social services across the Czech Republic. Features expert lectures, panel discussions, and practitioner experience-sharing. Registration fee of 2,000 CZK includes the two-day program, three coffee breaks, and access to the evening networking event; lunch is offered as an optional 185 CZK add-on.
• KAV ART Ateliér (KAV ART Studio and Gallery) Creative studio and gallery in Hradec Králové providing people living with serious mental illness a low-threshold, uncensored space to create and exhibit art. Established with philanthropic support through the Burza filantropie program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in forced hospitalizations through timely community-based intervention
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• EU (European Union) – NEXT GENERATION EU and regional operational programscoreOthers · 1 October 2023Major funder of organization projects including: fleet modernization with 3 MG5 EV electric vehicles (project CZ.31.6.0/0.0/0.0/23_066/0008134, Oct 2023–Jul 2024), establishment of CDZ Jičín (CZ.03.02.02/00/25_103/0006368, Nov 2025–Oct 2026), vehicle purchases through multiple MAS partnerships, and operational equipment. Funded through various EU financial mechanisms.
• ŠKODA AUTOcoreOthersAnnual vehicle donor to the Rychnov nad Kněžnou team. Provides one new service vehicle each year, enabling social workers to travel to clients across the district. Vehicle use logged approximately 29,018 km in one year for client visits. Represents a long-term, ongoing partnership aligned with the organization's field-based service model.
• IVECO Czech RepubliccoreOthersCorporate partner providing significant financial donations (250,000 CZK per donation, provided twice) to support mental health center operations, specifically cited as enabling the establishment of psychiatric care services in Ústí nad Orlicí district. Iva Bursová, HR Director of IVECO Czech Republic, publicly stated support for mental health as a major contemporary topic.
• DimencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established October 2024 with Dutch organization Dimence (based in Deventer, Netherlands), which provides mental health and social support similar to PDZ. Multiple staff exchanges and professional visits have occurred, with Dimence staff guiding PDZ colleagues through their integrated care models. Represents a strategic international knowledge-sharing and best-practice partnership.
• Královéhradecký kraj (Hradec Králové Region)coreOthersRegional government partner providing ongoing support for community mental health center operations. Key supporter of CDZ Náchod, CDZ Jičín, and other centers in the region. Listed as a primary partner alongside Pardubický kraj.
• Pardubický kraj (Pardubice Region)coreOthersRegional government partner providing ongoing support for community mental health center operations, including key support for the establishment of CDZ Ústí nad Orlicí. Listed as a primary partner alongside Královéhradecký kraj.
• Hradec Králové (city)strategicOthersMunicipal government partner of the organization, listed alongside other cities and municipalities across both regions.
• Pardubice (city)strategicOthersMunicipal government partner and headquarters location. Listed alongside other cities and municipalities across both regions.
• Jaroměř, Letohrad, Broumov, Červený Kostelec, Česká Třebová, Heřmanův Městec, Hořice, Hronov, Chrudim, Jičín, Kostelec nad Orlicí, Dobruška, Chvaletice, Moravany, Nová Paka, Přelouč, Třemošnice, Týniště nad Orlicí, Ústí nad Orlicí, Vamberk, Lanškroun, Nové Město nad Metují, Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Vysoké Mýto, Holice, Náchod, Luže, Králíky, Rokytnice v Orlických horách, Borohrádek, Česká Skalice, Doudleby nad Orlicí, Jablonné nad Orlicí, Valdice, Solnice, Lázně Bělohrad, Žamberk, Kočí, Police nad Metují, Potštejn, Prachovice, Dolní Dobrouč, Předhradí, Chrast, Javornice, Lázně Bohdaneč, Skuteč, Slatiňany, Sobotka, Třebechovice pod Orebem, Smiřice, Železnice, Hlinsko, Markvartice, Libosovice, Červená Voda, Kopidlno, Libáň, Lukavice, Morašice, Orel, Stará Paka, Stěžery, DobréminorOthersMunicipal government partners across the Pardubický and Královéhradecký kraj regions. Together, approximately 55+ towns and municipalities have partnered with the organization, providing political and community support for mental health center operations in their districts.
• Potravinová banka (Hradec Králové and Pardubice)minorOthersLong-term partnership with Potravinová banka (food bank) organizations serving both Hradec Králové and Pardubice regions, enabling food assistance for clients facing material hardship.
• MAS Chrudimsko, MAS Otevřené zahrady Jičínska, MAS Sdružení SPLAV, MAS Stolové horyminorOthersPartnerships with Local Action Groups (MAS – Místní akční skupiny) across various territories. EU-funded projects implemented through MAS partnerships include vehicle purchases for field services in Chrudim, Jičín, Rychnov, and Náchod districts.
• Duální stoly (dualni-stoly.cz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the PROPOJENO conference on integrated approaches to dual diagnosis. The collaboration, active since 2024, involves Johana Růžková as coordinator and focuses on developing integrated support models for people with dual diagnosis in community mental health settings. Includes joint working groups, shared methodology, and conference organization.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Rádiční rodiče (NGO sector): Czech nonprofit family-support and mental health advocacy organization operating regionally. Comparable only loosely as a community-mental-health nonprofit in the Czech market; included as a regional-sector peer.
• Triada, z. s. Czech nonprofit providing psychosocial support and rehabilitation services in regions outside PDZ's footprint. Comparable peer in the community-mental-health nonprofit segment but operating in different Czech regions.

Direct peers

• Fokus Praha: Czech nonprofit operating community mental health centers in Prague using a similar field-based multidisciplinary model for people with serious mental illness. Highly comparable service model and target population to PDZ, though concentrated in a different region.
• Centrum sociálních služeb Praha: Provider of community-based social and mental health services in Prague, including field teams and case management. Comparable integrated health-and-social rehabilitation model to PDZ's CDZ centers.
• Egoé: Czech community mental health services provider offering multidisciplinary teams and home-visit care for people with serious mental illness, sharing the same community-mental-health-center concept as PDZ.
• Dimence: Dutch mental health and social support organization in Deventer, currently PDZ's international knowledge-exchange partner since October 2024. Operates integrated mental health and social services directly comparable to PDZ's CDZ model.

Emerging players

• Open Dialogue Foundation: International organization promoting the Open Dialogue approach in mental health crisis care, with active Czech and Nordic programs. Comparable to PDZ on the community-based, family-inclusive model for serious mental illness.

Broad incumbents

• Psychiatrická léčebna Červený Dvůr: Long-established Czech psychiatric hospital specializing in addiction and dual diagnosis; broader inpatient-focused incumbent referenced in PDZ's PROPOJENO conference. Comparable for the addiction/dual-diagnosis treatment segment PDZ addresses.
• Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital (PNB): Largest psychiatric hospital in the Czech Republic, offering inpatient and outpatient mental health services. A broad incumbent whose outpatient and community programs overlap conceptually with PDZ's community mental health centers.

Others

• Nadace České spořitelny (Czech Savings Bank Foundation): Major Czech philanthropic foundation that funds mental health and social inclusion programs. Comparable as a funding ecosystem participant influencing PDZ's grant and donation environment, rather than as a direct service peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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