Hank Nunn Institute is a registered not-for-profit charitable trust based in Bengaluru. Founded by Anando Chatterji and Shama Parkhe in 2014, the organization is named after Father Hank Nunn, S. J., a Canadian Jesuit known for his work with individuals diagnosed with chronic psychiatric disorders.

Hank Nunn Institute challenges the power dynamics in therapist-patient relationships and seeks to reform the existing mental health system. They create therapeutic spaces where individuals can collaboratively reflect on longstanding difficulties, promoting personal growth and independent living. With a bottom-up approach to mental health, Hank Nunn Institute prioritizes the needs of service users.

They actively involve them in the planning, designing, and execution of their treatment plans, focusing on distress over diagnosis. Understanding mental health as a continuum between well-being and dysfunction, Hank Nunn Institute aims to bridge the mental health gap and expand community mental health services. Their vision is to prioritize mental health in every community, and their mission is to develop and deliver culturally congruent, low-cost, and long-term mental health services.

Hank Nunn Institute values transparency, creativity, genuineness, and acceptance. For more information or to get involved, you can contact them at coordinator@hanknunninstitute. org or call 7338137182