Tag: #MentalHealthAwareness
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JOURNALISTS URGED TO PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH TO COPE WITH JOB PRESSURES
Clinical Psychologist Dr. Adedotun Ajiboye of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital has stressed the importance of mental health awareness among journalists. Speaking during the 2025 Press Week organized by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, he highlighted the intense stress journalists face due to deadlines, heavy workloads, and exposure to traumatic events. Ajiboye…
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PSYCHIATRIST URGES NHIA TO INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH IN INSURANCE COVERAGE
Prof. Taiwo Obindo, President of the Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria, called on the National Health Insurance Authority to include mental health diagnoses and treatments in its benefit package. Ahead of World Mental Health Day, he stressed this would reduce out-of-pocket costs and improve access. Obindo also advocated for mental health integration into primary healthcare,…
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NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC CRISIS FUELS MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY AND SUICIDE RISK
Rising poverty, unemployment, and inflation push many Nigerians to the brink, urging urgent mental health and legal reforms. Nigeria’s worsening economy is deeply impacting mental health, with rising suicide and depression rates. Experts say economic hardship, poverty, and poor living conditions drive frustration and despair, especially among youth. They call for decriminalizing suicide attempts, improving…
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MEDICAL STUDENT AT OAU TAKES HIS OWN LIFE AFTER FAILING EXAMS FOR SECOND TIME
A 200-level Dentistry student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ajibola Ibitayo, tragically committed suicide after learning he would have to repeat an academic year for the second time. The university confirmed he took his life at home in Ejigbo, Osun, following the release of his semester results. His father is a medical doctor. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Simeon…
