Mangeh B. Ngum Dilis a dedicated Mental Health Programs Lead committed to enhancing mental well-being for children and youths in resource-limited settings. With a strong background in Mental Health for Development Professionals under the University of Washington, Mangeh develops and implements comprehensive programs that ensure client-centred care, accessibility of services, and evidence-based responses.
Her work focuses on delivering multidisciplinary interventions that facilitate crisis management, provide high-quality psychosocial support, and equip children, youths, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and other vulnerable groups with tailored coping skills. Whether designing wellness initiatives, streamlining referral systems, leading training sessions, curating response tools, managing cases, coordinating teams, or establishing community response hubs, her approach is deeply rooted in compassion, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to ethical, client-focused care.
Over the course of her service, Mangeh has coordinated and implemented several transformative initiatives, including Your Mental Health Matters a psychosocial first-aid program addressing youth mental health stressors and stigma; Project Bridge a psychosocial and economic empowerment program for vulnerable young single mothers; and Do It For Her or With Her a resource mobilization program aimed at reducing inequalities and driving girls’ inclusion in decision-making spaces and diverse industries.
She is also the visionary behind the Ribbons to Visions initiative, which bridges opportunity access gaps for adolescents and teens in underserved communities by providing psychosocial skills training and building in-demand competencies early. Through her leadership, Mangeh continues to break barriers, improve mental health outcomes, and create lasting opportunities for the most vulnerable.
