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Sep 05

Emotional Trauma Experienced by Loved Ones After a Suicide Death

Mr. and Mrs. Lagbaja are both retired civil servants and proud parents of 4 successful childrenwho are professionals with well paid jobs all over the world. They felt fulfilled and content withlife until everything came tumbling down. They received an sms from a hospital in Abuja, askingif they were the... read more →

September 5, 2024
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Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy, Suicide prevention, Women's Mental Health, Youth Mental Health

Aug 29

Now that there is a Mental Health Act in Nigeria, What Next?

Nigeria has been struggling with the Lunacy Law originally of 1908 and subsequently of 1958which does not protect the fundamental human rights of citizens with mental health challengesand deprives them of the right to own and dispose of their property amongst others. Thus,several concerted stakeholders, led by the Association of... read more →

August 29, 2024
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Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy

Aug 22

Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones

When Tunde was laid off from his job at a thriving tech company in Lagos, it felt like hisworld had crumbled. The financial pressures, coupled with the societal expectations to"always succeed," weighed heavily on him. He started feeling anxious, doubting his self-worth, and isolating himself from friends and family. Tunde's... read more →

August 22, 2024
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Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy

Aug 08

Is Mental Illness a Spiritual Problem?

A popular Nollywood actress was reported to have expressed the opinion that mental illnessesare more spiritual than physical in 2022. This comment by the popular Nollywood actresstriggered some controversy and debate about mental ill-health and what it is all about. Theattention and conversations are very welcome, and we will attempt... read more →

Jul 25

What Will Happen to You if You Develop a Mental Illness?

Adesola (not real name) was a brilliant 400L Engineering student at a federal university when he had todrop out on account of his mental health struggles. He was clearly unable to stay well enough to copewith the challenging rigor of his university education. This was very disappointing to his lectures... read more →

July 25, 2024
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Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy, Project Hope, Youth Mental Health

Jul 11

Urgent Call to Decriminalize Suicidal Attempts: Abuja Incident as a Reminder.

The case of a young man in Abuja who attempted suicide on Monday, 8th July 2024 has againbrought to the fore, the urgent imperative for decriminalization of attempted suicide in Nigeria.The young man was promptly arrested and is culpable to face three count charges, according tothe police spokesman. He will... read more →

July 11, 2024
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Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy, Suicide prevention

Jun 27

How Can We Improve Mental Health In The Workplace

It is always important to recall that the World Health Organization’s definition of health is astate of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. And to remember that these threecomponents of health are not mutually exclusive but very closely intertwined. A problem inone area of health often exerts an influence on... read more →

June 27, 2024
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Mental Health, Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy

Jun 20

Father’s Day and Men’s Mental Health

Baba Goni is a 42-year-old Bank Manager who has always provided responsibly for his family. He isproud to take care of his parents, younger siblings as well as his wife and 3 children. The youngerchildren are in a good boarding school, while the eldest is already in a private university.... read more →

June 20, 2024
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Men's Mental Health, Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy

May 30

May 16 – International Boys Day: Which Gender is the Weaker Gender?

Tunde is the 4 th child of his family and the only male child. His mother doted on him and hisfather took him everywhere. His older sisters were constantly schooled about housekeepingand assisting in the kitchen, but Tunde was given a free pass to play video games. Afterall, he isa... read more →

May 30, 2024
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Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy

May 23

How Can We Manage our Stress Levels?

Last week, we introduced the concept of stress as ‘connoting the application of a force, whichmay be internal or external, on an object.’ We further established that such a force may beinternal or external; and that its impact on the receiving object, depends on the duration ofapplied force, the milieu... read more →

May 23, 2024
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Mental health, lifestyle, Health, Advocacy

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Emotional Trauma Experienced by Loved Ones After a Suicide Death

Now that there is a Mental Health Act in Nigeria, What Next?

Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones

Is Mental Illness a Spiritual Problem?

What Will Happen to You if You Develop a Mental Illness?

Urgent Call to Decriminalize Suicidal Attempts: Abuja Incident as a Reminder.

How Can We Improve Mental Health In The Workplace

Father’s Day and Men’s Mental Health

May 16 – International Boys Day: Which Gender is the Weaker Gender?

How Can We Manage our Stress Levels?

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