Fundación Belén

Family Information and Support Since 1996

Fundación Belén is a nonprofit organization that has provided free information and education since 1996 to families whose children face challenges. Its work is grounded in a Christian perspective and includes psychological support during crises, guidance for parents, and educational resources on mental health and child and adolescent development.

Services and Programs

• Free information and education for families
• Psychological support during a crisis
• Parent workshops
• A resource library and blog covering topics such as borderline intellectual functioning, behavioral challenges in residential schools, video game dependence, social media, religion in adolescence, lithium and mental health, and high sensitivity
• European projects and Art Therapy

Board of Trustees

The board includes professionals from several fields, including Helio Carpintero, Ph.D. in philosophy and professor of basic psychology at the Complutense University of Madrid; Enrique Casado Sáenz, M.D. and head of oncology at Infanta Sofía Hospital in Madrid; Leticia Escardó, a journalist and the foundation’s president; María José Parellada Redondo, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and coordinator of the Autism Unit at Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital in Madrid; and M.ª Ángeles Noblejas de la Flor, Ph.D. in philosophy and education sciences and an expert in autism spectrum disorders, among others.

Contact

Email: info@fundacionbelen.org.