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"Enosh" - The Israeli Mental Health Association

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Disabled Persons Family Human Rights Social Development Volunteerism Social Development: Disabled persons Social policy
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Israel
Mission statement:	Enosh, (ENOSH - Means "human being" in Hebrew)The Israeli Mental Health Association (Enosh),founded in 1978 by a group of families, is Israel's largest organization dedicated to the promotion of mental health in the community, enhancing the quality of life for the mentally ill and supporting their families. We accomplish these goals through advocacy, public education against stigma and stereotypes, and by providing direct services to improve independent functioning skills, facilitating productive and active integration into the community. Enosh is the only mental health agency in Israel that provides a full and comprehensive range of solutions for rehabilitation within the community through 53 branches and 8 Family Counseling Centers spread nationwide, encompassing development towns, peripheral cities and serving all sectors of society. These facilities employ professional health providers, which include more than 700 employees and 700 and more volunteers, and provide services to some 6,000 people directly. Enosh helps to improve the independent functioning skills of its clients via multi-dimensional services using recovery promoting interventions such as IMR, NECT, and SKIT. By assessing readiness for rehabilitation, service providers and receivers are focused on the personal progress and self-efficacy of the people with mental disabilities alongside the rehabilitation process. Enosh helps to improve quality of life for people with mental disabilities by breaking down barriers to their inclusion in society, raising public awareness on the subject of mental health and fighting social stigma. Enosh Center sees itself as committed to the field of mental health throughout life, from childhood to adulthood, and in different situations, via prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Enosh center engages in the development and implementation of prevention programs for youth, selecting a professional model for intervention and implementation with the first episode, in the development of hospitalization alternatives, among them, home treatment, and the granting of a variety of rehabilitative responses that place an emphasis on integration into the community and participation of the community in the programs. As a portion of this declaration of intentions, the center engages in study, including the needs of seniors treated in mental health, the field of social businesses and links with the business world, the development of treatment programs. A central emphasis is placed on a healthy lifestyle as a he association aims to promote the status of people with mental disabilities and support their inclusion back into their community of choice.2.Promote Mental health issues (for individuals and their families).
Year established:	1978
Year of registration:	1982
Organizational structure:	General assembly (including Audit Committee and an accountant) * Board of Directors (10 members), legal adviser, comptroller * 4 committees in the following areas: Finance, Executive, Professional Development, Public Inquiries Regarding Mental Health Issues * Chief Executive Officer * Vice Chief Executive Officer * 754 volunteers and 684 staff members in the following structure: Professional unit: Vocational rehabilitation, housing rehabilitation, Social and community, families, volunteers * Capacity building Unit: Evaluation, Risk Management & QA, Knowledge Management * Headquarter departments : Human Resources * Finance * Resource Development (Israel and overseas) * Marketing and Communication * Operation Management & IT * Sales * Association Secretary * Branches all over Israel. The general assembly will meet at least once a year to determine the Association's policies, to oversee and confirm the Association's actions, to select the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, to approve the audited financial report and to amend the Articles of Association. The Board of Directors shall be elected from among the members of the Association, and will represent and manage the association, and execute the Association's decisions. It has the authority to commit the Association legally, financially or otherwise. The Board bears sole responsibility for hiring employees, determining their salaries, status and positions. From time to time, it may determine employment procedures and other issues related to management of the Association. .The Board of Directors will allocate responsibilities to different branches of the organization s. The Board of Directors can decide to narrow the responsibilities granted. Professional development is in the hands of the staff who present their annual plans to the CEO, who reports to the general assembly and the board of directors annually.
Number and type of members:	66 individuals.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Yes
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for providing consulting or research services Product sales and business services Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources Grants from Governments

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