SoulTalk

SoulTalk works because the same language is being spoken and the same experiences have been made. Our clients find it relieving and exculpatory to be able to have a discussion in their native language – and often feel better understood by us than by “German professionals”.

We work preemptively: Besides problems we also talk about individual strengths and strategies to handle the burdening situation at hand. In group discussions about stress management clie… Show more

The project is exactly what I needed when I first arrived in Germany. – Salah (social worker)

SoulTalk hits two birds with one stone: Our social workers are regularly employed by the hospital Saint Josef. At the same time, our clients receive not just medical but also psychological support after their escape – because both physical and mental health is essential.

Academic research proves time and time again that refugees have a higher risk of metal illnesse… Show more

Because…

… Only somebody who is mentally stable, is able to integrate!
… Not just the body, but also the mind suffers from the memories of an escape
… Our prevention program of mental illness is effective in the long-term
… Psychological-social health programs need a professional setting and can´t be provided solely by non-trained volunteers
… At SoulTalk, well-integrated refugees help the local community and become role models for others.

This is how integratio… Show more

With 10.000€ (1st goal) we can employ translators, who work with our three schooled social workers to help refugees from other countries.
Our approach is based on direct communication in the native language.

With 25.000€ (2nd goal) we could train a French-speaking refugee as a social worker, who would be employed at Saint Josef Hospital. Through him/her we would be able to reach and help even more refugees, especially those coming from West Africa.

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The team at Ambulenz für Seelische Gesundheit (Center for mental health) exists of the social workers Abdifatah Hussen Mohamed (Somalia), Salahuddin Ali Hamada (Syria) and Parisa Zare Moayedi (Iran). Professional support and project coordination is provided by the psychologists Alexandra Blattner and Hannah Zanker. Dr. Özlem Anvari works as consultant.

Since March 2017 the international approach of Ärzte ohne Grenzen to work with refugees has been put into … Show more