Nasarawa State Government says it’s working towards making mental health services accessible at the Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the state.
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Mental health advocates have called for enhanced health services, awareness and support to combat incidences of suicide in the country.
Across several states in northern Nigeria, communities are besieged by relentless insecurity, marked by terrorist attacks and rampant banditry. These…
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Prof. Taiwo Obindo, has called on government at all levels, non-governmental organisations and the private sector to consider mental health conditions as a priority.
A Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Medical Director of Pinnacle Medical Services Ltd., Lagos, Dr. Maymunah Yusuf-Kadiri has emphasized the significant mental health benefits of taking vacations and traveling.
Research shows that many of our contemporary problems, such as the rising prevalence of mental health issues, are emerging from rapid technological advancement…
A Clinical Psychiatrist and a lecturer Dr Olanrewaju Ibigbami, has called for the teaching of mental health literacy in primary and secondary schools to solve mental challenges of young adolescents.
The Executive Director, of Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA) a Rehabilitation centre, Dr Hope Omeiza has urged governments at all levels to place priority on children’s mental health for the development of the Nation.
The Chief Executive Officer of Adicare Rehabilitation Home, an NGO, Mrs Veronica Ezeh has called for serious sensitisation of Nigerians on mental health to avoid unnecessary stigmatisation.
A Neuropsychiatrist, at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH), Bauchi, Dr Adamu Babaji has said that frequent social media use increases the risk of mental health disorders.