On February 25th, Besstel Foundation, a leading mental health organization, continued its commitment to supporting education and mental well-being with a significant donation to Optimum Prime School in Kasoa Millennium […]
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Besstel (UK) was launched in 2017 to provide preventative and early intervention support to the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community in South London from Black African descent with histories […]
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Besstel provides appropriate and early interventionist support using a community-approach service model that is non-clinical and has a strong focus on utilising the strength of social and community networks. The […]
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Besstel run a special Covid-19 support project during the pandemic and provided support to some 22 households where a family member had a mental or emotional health problem and was […]
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Besstel runs a community advocacy project to support BAME service users who suffer or at risk of suffering from mental and emotional health problems as a result of social pressures […]
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A key limitation within the BAME community is the pervasive lack of awareness of issues relating to mental and emotional health. These include signs of emerging conditions, coping mechanisms and […]
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Besstel organises a Support Groups for service users, their carers and families under the facilitation of its Outreach team. The Support Group is designed to provide a supportive and flexible […]
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 Mental health has historically been neglected on Africa’s health and development policy agenda. Faced with many challenges, including intractable poverty, infectious diseases, maternal and child mortality, as well as […]
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Mental health service delivery remains challenging in Sierra Leone and critical gaps in staffing mean thousands are unable to access the services they need. Steps are now being taken to […]
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Everybody talks about stigma, but what is it and how does it affect our wellbeing? Defined as a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about […]
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