What we do / Mental health care:
Babel’s main mission is migrants’ mental healthcare regardless their legal status in Greece. Priority is given to those with limited access or those excluded from mental health services, because either they do not have residence permit in the country or have not reached a sufficient level of the Greek language so they can easily communicate.
Services for adults
Services for minors
Latest news:
For refugees and asylum seekers residing on Lesvos, mental health remains an invisible vulnerability
Lesvos, May 24, 2022 POLICY NOTE For refugees and asylum seekers residing on Lesvos, mental health remains an invisible vulnerability Since 2015, several reports[1] have shed light on the shortcomings of mental health support offered to asylum seekers and refugees...
Changing the narrative of victims and saviours
Changing the narrative of victims and saviours “We miss this complexity and only label people using one aspect of their existence.” Nikos Gionakis, Director Babel We asked Nikos Gionakis, scientific director and head of Babel, about access to mental health services in...
OPEN LETTER: “ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL. DO NOT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM”.
Recent data by Greek Ombudsman show access of refugee children to schools almost non-existent, due to systemic & systematic obstructions. Greek & EU authorities should act now. OPEN LETTER: “ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL. DO NOT TAKE THAT AWAY...