The recent news about the health challenges of a Big Brother Nigeria season 6 housemate (now ex-housemate), and the various reactions that sprung as a result, show that as a society we need more awareness about mental health. Mental health has often been regarded with tainted glasses in this part of the world. What Taints …
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Young adults (including students) are more prone to mental health problems than older people. About half of these problems are established by age 14. One in 5 children and youth have a diagnosable mental health disorder and 1 in 10 young adults have a mental health challenge whose severity can impair their performances at home, …
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What Is Bullying The Centres for Disease Control & Prevention defines bullying as “unwanted, aggressive behaviour among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying behaviour is often repeated, or has the potential to be repeated by children over time. The act of bullying isn’t favourable to the victim and seeks to …
Stigma against people with mental health issues is an anomaly that is very rife in the Nigerian society. The truth is, the majority of Nigerians see people with mental health problems in a negative light. This is as a result of long held religious, cultural and social prejudices that run deep within us and have over generations wrongly shaped our socio-cultural value systems.
The World Health Organisation estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide globally. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death amongst young people. Let’s take a look at the following examples that illustrate the fact that suicide amongst young people may or may not give signs before it happens. A young university student, …
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