Tag: mental
Mental health group welcomes Senate move to decriminalise attempted suicide
A mental health advocacy group, Nigerian Mental Health (NMH), has welcomed the Senate’s passage of the Suicide Prevention Bill, 2024 (SB 730), seeking to...
Lagos students use art to open new conversations on mental health
Twenty-five art students of the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), Lagos State, have explored mental health and emotional well-being through art in a workshop...
Jos University Teaching Hospital’s psychiatric facility stretched as mental health cases...
For three days, Emmanuel John waited anxiously in the psychiatric emergency unit of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), hoping a bed would become...
Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health...
Singer and actress Selena Gomez and her mother are being sued over their mental health startup, Wondermind. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they...
Nigeria launches first mental health policy tracker to monitor implementation of...
Nigeria has launched its first public-facing Mental Health Policy Commitment Tracker, a digital platform designed to independently monitor implementation of the country’s mental health...
