Clubhouse BHCOE | Clubhouse International

The Clubhouse movement is based on the concept of community, so local communities both in urban and rural areas open and run their own Clubhouses. Individual Clubhouses are membership-based organizations and so is Clubhouse International. We’re the international body that provides a common platform, training, accreditation, support and community for all Clubhouses.

Clubhouse International focuses on six key areas:

Expansion

We help open new Clubhouses around the world. Each new Clubhouse touches approx. 500 people in need.

Accreditation

We ensure successful member outcomes through Clubhouse Accreditation, our research-based quality program.

Training

We ensure new & mature Clubhouse sustainability through ongoing training and mentoring.

Advocacy

We advocate globally for government funding to support mental health programs, which ultimately helps open more Clubhouses.

Public Awareness

We work to end stigma by educating the public and media about mental illness and howthe Clubhouse Model is changing lives.

Research

We develop and enhance research to measure Clubhouse member outcomes and the effectiveness of the Clubhouse Model.

Mental Illness by the Numbers

1 in 4

people

around the world suffer from mental disorders — more than cancer, diabetes or heart disease.

50%

teens at risk

Half of those with mental disorders show signs of the disease by age 14, but it often takes more than 10 years to get treatment.

450 million

people

worldwide have some type of mental disorder.

90 suicides

every hour

Nearly 2,200 people/day (800,000/year) die by suicide—90% related to mental disorders.

360,000 people

with mental illness are housed in under-equipped US jails 35,000 are in hospitals

Inadequate Healthcare

Mental illness accounts for 20% of the global burden of disease. Only 3% of the world’s healthcare budgets goes to mental health needs

$2.5 trillion/year

in costs

Spent directly and indirectly on mental illness. We will spend $6 trillion by 2030 worldwide, more than heart disease, cancer and diabetes

Jack Yatsko, Chief Operating Officer

Jack Yatsko
Chief Operating Officer

Jack Yatsko has been with Clubhouse International since 2002, and his career in mental health spans 30 years. He began his Clubhouse career in Hawaii in 1989 at Friendship House, the first Clubhouse program in Hawaii.

Jack works closely with our Training Bases and Faculty for Clubhouse development; helps develop new Clubhouses; and provides technical assistance to many existing Clubhouses and groups or individuals seeking to learn more about the Clubhouse Model.

Jack continues to reside in Hawaii although his travels take him across the globe. He has a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Hawaii.