..Send help, not punishment – Advocates urge mental health support for victims …Suicide criminalisation impedes communal healing — Shindara Ibiyemi By Sodiq Adelakun Suicide rates in Nigeria have reached alarming levels, with a rising number of law enforcement officers, individuals…
…Joins psychologist, Ololade Awaye, to sensitise secondary teachers By Esther Agbo In commemoration of World Teachers’ Day, a mental health advocate, Ibiyemi Shindara, organised a mental health workshop for teachers on October 5, 2024, at Adedokun International School, Iyana Iyesi…
By Ibiyemi Shindara The influence of faith systems in mental health awareness is a complex and multifaceted one. It can be an advantage and also pose a disadvantage depending on how well the influence is maximized. In a country like…
Co-ordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate has unveiled the “National Mental Health Policy” and the “National Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework” in Abuja yesterday. The Minister commended the team that worked on the policy documents noting that…
Dr Samuel Aladejare, the immediate past President, Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, has called for massive awareness campaigns on mental health issues. Aladejare, also a psychiatrist, made the call in an interview with the news reporter…
Some psychiatrists in the health sector have lamented the negative impacts of the current scarcity of naira notes on the mental health of Nigeria. According to them, the development is negatively affecting the mental health of the people, thus making…
Actress, Beverly Osu, has said Nigerians don’t take issues pertaining to mental health seriously. She added that there was an increasing rate of suicide among the youth because they were overwhelmed. She told Saturday Beats, “Nigerians don’t take mental health…
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Adicare Rehabilitation Home, on Tuesday said the abuse of social media and entertainment is injurious to mental health. The President of the organisation, Mrs Veronica Ezeh, said this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. Ezeh…
…Seeks collaborative multi-sectoral approach for improved mental health services Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Health, is set to hold a mental health conference geared towards drawing attention to the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to providing improved mental…
An Optometrist, Dr Azuka Osemeke, on Sunday called on Nigerian adults to always take issues of mental health seriously, in order to enable them to be productive and contribute to national development. Osemeke, who gave the advice in an interview…
