Anoiksis

What Anoiksis does

Anoiksis (Vereniging Anoiksis) is a Dutch membership association, registered with KvK number 40347221 and founded in 1993, that operates as the primary peer-led organization for psychosis-sensitive individuals in the Netherlands. Under the motto "Gewoon psychosegevoelig" (Just psychosis-sensitive), it delivers peer support ("lotgenotencontact"), education and information services ("voorlichting" and "Kennisbank"), early-warning planning tools ("Signaleringsplan"), and advocacy across healthcare, education, and policy domains. Its service portfolio also includes member blogs and experience stories, the Open Geest content platform on psychosis and spirituality, and dedicated resources segmented for individuals with psychosis, family members, healthcare professionals, media, justice/police, researchers, youth, and educational institutions.

The organization's technology footprint is modest: a WordPress-based public website (anoiksis.org), the SchizForum online community chat (schizforum.nl) with accessibility tooling (OneTap), a national activities agenda, a knowledge bank, and a personal early-warning plan tool. No proprietary AI/ML systems, mobile applications, or external software integrations are disclosed in the source data. The community platform is the operational backbone, supporting distributed peer engagement across the Netherlands through regional chapters under the "Anoiksis in jouw regio" program.

Anoiksis's business model is a nonprofit membership association structure: revenue is generated through annual membership fees, voluntary donations, and heavy reliance on volunteer labor for IT, education delivery, event coordination, and advocacy. It employs 13 staff and grows through community-led go-to-market — peer referrals, regional activities, an annual Landelijke Dag (National Day) and Algemene Ledenvergadering (General Members Assembly), educational guest lectures, and partnerships with Ypsilon (family organization), Mind Platform (national mental-health umbrella), and BovenJan (community connector). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; membership and donations are sourced through contact-based inquiry.

Name

Anoiksis

Legal name

Vereniging Anoiksis

Website

https://anoiksis.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Anoiksis (Vereniging Anoiksis) is a Dutch nonprofit membership association, founded in 1993, that delivers peer support, education, and advocacy services for psychosis-sensitive individuals and their families across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Peer Support and Advocacy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Mental health advocacy
• Peer support services
• Psychosis awareness education
• Community support groups
• Patient association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Not disclosed

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individuals who join as members of the association. Members receive access to peer support, activities, newsletters, and voting rights at general assemblies.
2. Donations: Voluntary donations from members, supporters, and the public to support the association's mission of advocacy, education, and peer support for psychosis-sensitive individuals.
3. Volunteer Contributions: The organization relies heavily on volunteer contributions for operations including IT management, education delivery, event coordination, and advocacy work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Vereniging Anoiksis is a Dutch membership-based association that delivers peer support, education, and advocacy services for and by psychosis-sensitive people in the Netherlands. Its core offerings include lotgenotencontact (peer contact) via regional activities and the SchizForum online chat, voorlichting (education) and a Kennisbank (knowledge bank) for individuals, families, healthcare providers, justice/police, media, researchers, and youth, and the Signaleringsplan early warning plan tool. The organization is funded through membership fees, donations, and volunteer contributions, and operates nationally through a regional chapter network and an annual Landelijke Dag.

Product overview

Anoiksis is a membership-based association for and by psychosis-sensitive people in the Netherlands. The organization does not operate a unified software product but offers a portfolio of peer support, educational, and advocacy services including: peer contact activities and regional gatherings, an early warning plan tool, educational presentations and personal interviews, a knowledge database, blogs featuring member experiences, and the SchizForum community chat. The organization functions primarily as a community support and advocacy organization rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peer Support Services (Lotgenotencontact)
• Education and Information Services (Voorlichting)
• SchizForum Online Community
• Signaleringsplan (Early Warning Plan)
• Membership Program (Lidmaatschap)

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BovenJancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBovenJan connects communities for mental health. As a partnership, BovenJan helps link Anoiksis with broader mental health community networks, strengthening outreach to psychosis-sensitive individuals and their families across the Netherlands.
• YpsiloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYpsilon supports, advises, and informs family members and loved ones of people with (severe) psychiatric vulnerability. Ypsilon is the primary family organization partner, helping Anoiksis reach and support family members of psychosis-sensitive individuals.
• Mind PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMind Platform is the national umbrella association for, by, and with client and family organizations in mental healthcare (ggz). As the sector's main umbrella organization, Mind Platform provides Anoiksis with representation at the national level and connections to the broader mental health advocacy ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mind UK: Leading UK mental health charity providing advice, support, and advocacy. Comparable broad-incumbent peer organization operating a member-association and lived-experience engagement model at national scale in a different geography.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Largest US grassroots mental health advocacy organization, with affiliate peer-support and education programs. Comparable as a broad-incumbent peer-led advocacy and support organization, but at significantly larger national scale.

Direct peers

• Intervoice: International network for training, education, and research into hearing voices, focused on lived-experience approaches. Closely aligned with Anoiksis's psychosis-focused, lived-experience methodology at the global level.
• Ypsilon: Dutch family member organization for relatives of people with severe psychiatric vulnerability, including psychosis. Ypsilon is a core Anoiksis partner and serves a closely adjacent constituency, making it a directly comparable Dutch advocacy and peer-support association.
• Indigo: Dutch foundation supporting people with psychological vulnerabilities and their loved ones. Operates a comparable peer-support, education, and advocacy model across the Netherlands with a broader mental health focus.
• Hearing Voices Network: International network of hearing voices groups based on the lived-experience peer-support model. Directly comparable to Anoiksis in mission and methodology, extending the peer-led model globally.
• Mind Platform: National Dutch umbrella association for client and family organizations in mental healthcare. Mind Platform is a core Anoiksis partner and operates the same member-association and advocacy model at a broader mental-health scope.
• Stichting MIND: Major Dutch mental health organization supporting people with psychological issues and advocating at the national level. Directly comparable as a Dutch mental health advocacy and peer-support organization, though with a broader scope than Anoiksis's psychosis focus.
• Lister: Dutch organization providing supported living and recovery-oriented services to people with severe psychiatric conditions, including psychosis. Comparable in target population and Dutch operating geography.
• BovenJan: Dutch organization connecting communities for mental health. A core Anoiksis partner operating a similar community-connector and lived-experience engagement model within the Dutch mental health ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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