Mental Health Action Trust (MHAT) Chalappuram

Mental Health Action Trust (MHAT) is an NGO that provides free, community-based, recovery-oriented mental health care to economically disadvantaged individuals.

Qualifications & Credentials: "Treatment for mental health is far too important to be left solely to specialists. We must provide mental health treatment via whoever is available and in an inexpensive way to our communities."; - Dr Manoj Kumar, DPM, MD, FRC Psych, Founder and Clinical Director

MHAT is a Charitable Trust, based in Kozhikode, Kerala, India and provides good quality, comprehensive and recovery oriented mental health care to the poorest sections of the population with severe mental disorders.It is entirely based in the community with no provision for hospital admissions and people being selected based on a process of economic screening. The service is provided in collaboration with like-minded local partners which makes it possible to offer services free to the end user.

"Treatment for mental health is far too important to be left solely to specialists. We must provide mental health treatment via whoever is available and in an inexpensive way to our communities."; - Dr Manoj Kumar, DPM, MD, FRC Psych, Founder and Clinical Director