Melissa Abu-Gazaleh

Melissa is the Founder of the Top Blokes Foundation. At the age of 19, Melissa noticed so many young men around her masking their pain and mental health issues through drugs, alcohol, risk-taking and self-harm. Alarmed by the high rates of youth crime, alcohol-related violence, and suicide among young men, Melissa saw an urgent need to enhance their social and emotional wellbeing.

The Top Blokes Mentoring for 18-24 is designed to support young male employees in the workplace. This eight-week mentoring program, builds emotional intelligence, resilience, and leadership, helping young male employees be healthier and safer in the workplace. Melissa’s goal is to scale the program to various industries with large cohorts of young male employees and support them to create a healthier future for themselves and their communities.