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Best Life Center Achievements in 2023: A Year of Prevention, Treatment, and Impact
The Best Life Center for Mental Health and Addiction Control made significant strides in mental health awareness, addiction prevention, and rehabilitation across Egypt every year. Through its comprehensive preventive and therapeutic programs, the Center reached over 260,000 beneficiaries in 2023.
🌿 Preventive Programs
• Awareness, Prevention, and Training Department aims at spreading awareness to discover mental illnesses and addictions. It also trains cadres to work and serve in this field.
• Volunteer Department formed groups of young volunteers in churches and trained them to include more cadres capable of dealing with addiction cases in (16 parishes)
• Social Media & Documentation: The department publishes electronic awareness tools (photos, videos, written information) on various ways of communication and follows up on Emails. The department also creates all Photoshop designs for book covers, brochures, and posters issued by the Center, in addition to documenting all the Center’s activities on videos.
• Research Unit released 27 studies on critical issues such as heated tobacco, AI and addiction, and psychosocial development.
💠 Therapeutic Services
• Outpatient Department provided tailored mental health and addiction services:
o Treated 469 new addiction cases, 307 psychiatric cases, and served 4,416 ongoing patients
o 97 patients admitted to the rehabilitation home
o Held 488 treatment group sessions and conducted regular drug tests
• Family Guidance Department supported 975 individuals through 2,127 counseling sessions, resolving family disputes and preventing divorces
• Children's Behavior Modification Unit organized:
o 100 group sessions and 12 behavioral therapy sessions for children of addicts
• Rehabilitation Home in Wadi El Natron helped 97 recovering patients reintegrate into society through holistic programs
• Hotline Services (0222626168 - 01275575657) remained active for emergency support for addiction and mental health issues.
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Increasing food prices has negative impact on nutrition, particularly for children in poor areas. Targeting children in the BLESS-supported daycare facilities in eight communities (through different funding agreements), BLESS aimed at addressing this problem by:
- Providing 4,510 take-home boxes of nutritious items for 434 families including 1,039 children with anemia and without, to contribute to supporting their nutrition status, and prevent further deterioration.
- Raising awareness of 554 mothers about importance of healthy nutrition through sessions focusing on nutritional issues.
The distribution of leaflets on healthy nutrition.
- 76 Household safety measures for 4,848 participants (387 men, 4,095 women and 366 children) including 80 non-Christians and 14 people with disability.
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The Emergency Relief program: aimed at raising awareness about disaster preparedness and the necessary skills needed to effectively respond to emergencies through the following interventions:
In 2024, the Housing Improvement Program presents:
Forty-eight public meetings were conducted for raising awareness to avoid household accidents under the theme "Be Ready." These meetings provided essential information on common domestic hazards and practical steps for accident prevention. A total of 3,001 participants attended, including families, community members, and local leaders. The sessions emphasized proactive safety measures, emergency response actions, and everyday practices to create safer homes.
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In partnership with: UNFPA, European Union
Duration: September 2018 – 2024
Governorates: 13 governorates across Egypt
Target: Christian and Muslim religious leaders, youth, women, men, church servants
This transformative project builds the capacity of religious leaders to promote responsible population growth, family planning, and positive social norms. Recognizing the immense influence of clergy, we equip them with the tools to:
- Deliver values of peace, dialogue, and social responsibility
- Promote awareness on population and health issues
- Champion family planning and community well-being
Impact until 2024:
- 10,701 individuals trained through workshops and leadership development
- 36,223 community members reached through carnivals, women’s clubs, pre-marriage courses, and psychosocial support for abused women
Key Partners: National Population Council, National Council for Women
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The Housing Improvement program aims to enhance families' quality of life by improving housing infrastructure and providing a healthy, sustainable environment.
The program offers:
- Improvement of housing condition: Improving the standards of hygiene and healthy living conditions for the targeted beneficiaries according to the needs of each targeted family and the program criteria, contributing to the house restoration.
- Household safety measures: This training aims at raising awareness of household safety measures.
In 2024, the Housing Improvement Program presents:
- 921 Improvement of housing conditions for 4,486 participants (1,123 men, 1,120 women and 2,243 children).
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