Making the right choice! Making the decision to seek mental health services is a very personal choice and one that requires much thought and consideration. It is important to receive treatment from people who are not only qualified but who are also comforting, supportive and competent. Unique individualized treatment is here for you at Vazhikatti when you need it the most.
The Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre & Research Institute is a 29-bed, patient-friendly psychiatric hospital in Coimbatore, providing a range of outpatient and inpatient services for serious mental health issues and de-addiction. The Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre is licenced by the Tamilnadu State Mental Health Authority as a Psychiatric Nursing Home and De-addiction Centre in Coimbatore. We have a team of committed psychiatrists with a high level of experience and expertise in the field of mental health.
Dr.K.Selvaraj joined in PSG Medical College as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, immediately after his MD (Psychiatry) at Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai.
His evening clinic, at Kumaran Buliding, Cowly Brown road, R.S puram, Coimbatore, which was to evolve as Vazhikatti Mental Health Center in later in the years, was also started in 1993.
The birth of the Vazhitatti Team with first psychologist Mr. Jayakumar, joining in. Outstation visits to Namakkal, Karur, Udumalaipet and Tirupur.
Out-Patient Clinic at Nalavind Medical Center was opened.
Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre and Research Institute was born with full time availability of Dr.K.Selvaraj.
A new centre at Tirupur was started considering the mental health needs of the people in and around Tirupur region.
Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre became a comprehensive psychiatric care hospital with 50+ staff.
A new infrastructure was established with all Out-patient and In-Patient services brought under one roof with a new Vision and Mission.
Hospital started functioning in New building.
Emergency Psychiatry wing started.
To be the most trusted tertiary care referral centre for patients with serious mental disorders, emergency mental health care, and for de-addiction in the western parts of Tamilnadu.
To provide Emergency Mental Healthcare, De-addiction and effective treatment for the challenging, long standing mental health issues by a multi-Disciplinary team of Mental Health experts using the scientific and the latest research evidence-based treatments, in a respectful, compassionate and technology enabled environment.
Inevitably, multiple interlinked values, both conscious and subconscious, guide our actions. However, we choose to be guided by the following five consciously chosen values:
Believing in the inherent worth of human beings, being respectful towards people in speech and behaviour, is the fundamental, interpersonal, relationship-based behavioural pattern you will observe in Vazhikatti, at all levels. At Vazhikatti, respect means our faith in human potential for personal growth and for problem solving. Respect also recognises the autonomy of the person. Respect expressed in speech and behaviour establishes helpful relationships and enhances self-respect and confidence.
Empathy is the ability to understand or feel what another person is experiencing in their thoughts and feelings, from their point of view rather than from our point of view.
We try to imagine ourselves in our client’s places, in order to understand what a client is feeling or experiencing, sort of ‘putting oneself in another person’s shoes.
We believe that empathy is the foundation on which human connections are formed and caring begins.
At Vazhikatti, courage means the authentic expression of one's beliefs for the greater good, in spite of challenging situations.Courage manifests in the workplace when an employee takes a risk or goes the extra mile—for the benefit of the clients and for the organizational vision. We believe courage manifests when one can see the larger context and long-term outcomes.We believe courage can manifest when the interests of the patients and their families, employees, and the organization are aligned. At Vazhikatti, we aspire to bring about that alignment through policies and practices that empower the employees to use their talents and strengths to do what is right.
We are willing to answer for the outcomes of our choices, behaviors, and actions. Accountability is the value through which results are achieved at Vazhikatti
At Vazhikatti, we strive to achieve results through individual responsibility and organizational accountability.
Creativity, the use of original ideas to create something new or find an UN orthodox solution to a persistent or recorded problem, is strongly encouraged in Vazhikatti. Creativity thrives in an open-minded, encouraging environment. Creativity is the way through which an individual manifests their self-actualizing potential.
We, at Vazhikatti, foster innovation and creativity at every level.
We, at Vazhikatti, foster innovation, and creativity at every level.