Vanessa Adebayo

Mental Health Advocate + Connector

Vanessa Adebayo is an award-winning public health professional with a passion for mental health advocacy and diaspora engagement. Drawing from her global experiences leading programs across Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, she empowers individuals and organizations to prioritize mental well-being as a catalyst for positive change.

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Vanessa Adebayo leverages her global experiences and expertise in public health to offer a range of services aimed at empowering organizations and communities to champion mental well-being.As an engaging speaker, facilitator and consultant, she partners with corporations, non-profits, universities and community groups to advance conversations around mental health.She has been featured on Channels TV, ARISE News, and AAU HealthAfrik.

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Vanessa's journey into mental health began while attending a master's program in Accra, Ghana where she was enrolled in a social behavior psychology class led by a Ghanian Professor who was very vulnerable about his experience with depression. It was the first time she witnessed an African man be emotionally vulnerable in a public forum. He would later introduce the class to an 80 year old woman who was suffering from severe loneliness. Both of these events had a profound impact on her and inspired her to start Africa’s Health Matters Foundation. She is also the founder of The Seasoned Woman, an initiative focused on preparing a generation of women to love themselves, God, and humanity. She holds a BSc in Exercise Health Science from the University of Massachusetts and a master’s degree in global public health from New York University.

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