Vanessa Adebayo
Mental Health Advocate + Connector
Vanessa is an award-winning public health professional dedicated to advancing mental health advocacy and diaspora engagement. With experience leading transformative programs across Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S., she helps individuals and organizations embrace mental well-being as a catalyst for lasting change. Discover how Vanessa can support your community or organization today.
Work
Speaking. Facilitating. Consulting. Inspiring Change.Vanessa offers tailored services designed to help organizations, communities, and individuals prioritize mental well-being and create lasting impact.Her services include:
Moderator & Conference Panels
Corporate & Nonprofit Workshops
Community Mental Health Facilitation
Organizational Mental Health ConsultingWhether she's speaking to global audiences or working closely with grassroots communities, Vanessa creates safe, transformative spaces for meaningful dialogue and actionable change.Featured on: Channels TV, ARISE News, UBA Foundation, Fuel Your Faith, and AAU HealthAfrik.
About
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.
Contact
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