Redefining Mental Health Recovery in India: The Jagruti Vision

Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre is building a nationwide mental health network offering structured psychiatric care across India.

Redefining Mental Health Recovery in India: The Jagruti Vision

Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre

India has struggled to provide proper mental health care for decades. Millions of people need help, but never get it. According to the National Mental Health Survey, more than 150 million Indians need support, but very few have access to psychiatrists or a stable rehabilitation. Those dealing with conditions like schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, or depression often find themselves with nowhere to turn.

This constant need led to the foundation of Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre, which has developed into a network across various cities, offering mental health and de-addiction support.

A Vision Born from Need

Jagruti’s story began almost 18 years ago as a small, 20-bed clinic. It was built because families were desperate; they couldn't find a dependable place for their loved ones to receive continuous care. Over the years, that desperate need has fuelled incredible growth: it is now a network of 17+ centres, offering over 1,100 beds, supported by a team of more than 40 psychiatrists and clinical staff nationwide. To date, over 82,000 individuals have received treatment through its programs.

The core founding idea was straightforward and deeply necessary, to create a place where medical care, therapy, and rehabilitation could all be accessed under one roof.

To achieve this, Jagruti constructed an integrated treatment model that focuses on:

Psychiatrist-led treatment with consistent and focused supervision.
Evidence-based therapies like DBT, CBT, group therapy, family therapy and occupational therapy.
24/7 monitoring by trained professionals.
Structured assessments to track real behavioural and functional progress.
Family education throughout the entire recovery process.

This integrated model has been refined into a structured system over the past decade, replicated across multiple Indian cities, including Thane and Malad West.

Setting New Standards in Hyderabad

Hyderabad is one of Jagruti’s latest additions, and it follows the exact same clinical standards used across the entire network. It was opened due to the rising demand and regional need for a psychiatric rehabilitation centre in Hyderabad.

Jagruti doesn't treat Hyderabad as a special flagship location. It is a key part of their wider strategy to build a single, consistent and multi-city rehabilitation ecosystem with uniform clinical protocols.

Jagruti’s clinical model at Hyderabad features:

Daily psychiatrist reviews.
Structured routines that carefully balance therapy, activities, and rest.
A supervised residential setup for safety and stability.
Trained mental health and nursing staff available 24/7.

The centre’s role is to be a reliable and high-quality component of Jagruti’s nationwide system.

Environment Designed for Recovery

The priority of Jagruti across all its centres is simple, to create a calm, safe environment for a steady recovery of patients. The aim is to build a healing space for people to recover.

The key features include:

Rooms with quiet and low-stimulation to prevent patients from becoming stressed or overwhelmed.
Private or shared rooms determined purely by the patient's clinical needs.
Separate and comfortable spaces for direct interactions and group therapy sessions.
Specially designed areas for physical or occupational activities.

The logic behind this is to create a steady, predictable, and supportive environment. This makes it easy for the patients to follow a routine, avoid triggers and dedicate their energy to recovery.

What Defines Jagruti’s Model of Care

Jagruti focuses on a steady and reliable care for the families to trust, built on teamwork among various mental-health specialists.

1. Wide-Ranging Programs: There are different sets of programs that treat psychiatric illnesses, dementia, addiction, behavioural challenges and personality-related issues, with constant medical support.

2. Teamwork Across Disciplines: There is a team of many professionals including psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, nurses, and caregivers working together to manage daily care.

3. Proven Methods: The daily assessments, medication support, therapy sessions, group activities and occupational tasks for the patients are all based on evidence-backed practices.

4. 24/7 Care and Safety: The staff keeps a constant check on the patients , monitors vitals and gives timely medications, while also keeping a check on sleep and nutrition.

5. Family Involvement: The families of the patients are kept connected via daily updates, educational sessions and post-discharge guidance.

6. Measurable Progress: Every centre tracks patient’s behaviour, routines, and relapse prevention, with most of them showing noticeable improvement.

Building What India Needed

A long-term psychiatric rehabilitation is one of the biggest gaps in India. Jagruti inspires to address this by building a consistent network with:

Standardized treatment protocols
Replicable procedures across centres
Uniformly trained multidisciplinary teams
Facilities designed for psychiatric recovery

At present, Jagruti operates in Mumbai, Pune, Gurgaon, Thane, Noida, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, and Navi Mumbai with its best facilities, and expands further in Baner Pune, Nashik, and Hyderabad as well.

What’s Next

Jagruti aims to strengthen its role in India’s mental health by:

Expanding into more metropolitan cities
Increasing rehabilitation capacity in all facilities
Enhancing training programs for psychiatric caregivers
Using digital tools to track patient progress
Collaborating with hospitals to ensure continuous care

Jagruti’s long-term goal is to become a nationwide and standardised rehabilitation network for theIndian families to trust for long-term psychiatric support.

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