Welcome to Sahanaya

The National Council for Mental Health is a community mental health resource centre for rehabilitation, education and training in mental health care. Established in 1982, it was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1986. It is registered with the Department of Social Services as a Non Governmental Organization and approved as a charity by the Ministry of Finance for tax purposes. It maintains Borella Resource Centre and Gorakana Residential Facility.

Vision : The realization of optimum mental health through research, development and care
Mission : To be a centre of excellence in providing mental health services and facilitating the development of mental health care in Sri Lanka
Theoretical Basis : “The bio-psycho-social model”