Explore mental health awareness articles covering key issues, campaigns and conversations shaping mental wellness across Nigeria and Africa. Stay informed and inspired.
Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed every May since 1949. Although it was first launched in the United States, the conversation has since grown well beyond US borders. Today, many countries around the world, including countries across Africa, mark the month with campaigns, community events, and open conversations about mental health. If you landed […]
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Are you looking for mental health NGOs in Nigeria? Then this post is for you. Whether you are seeking support for yourself, looking for organisations you can volunteer with, or simply wanting to know more about the mental health landscape in Nigeria, I have put together a comprehensive list to help you. There are more
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Nobody warned you that growing up in a polygamous home could leave marks you would spend years trying to understand. Not the kind you can point to. The quiet kind. The ones that show up when you are an adult, and you realise you have never quite known where you belong, or why love always
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How much do you know about being a firstborn in an African home? In Igbo culture, the firstborn holds not only a title but also traditional authority. The firstborn son, known as the Diokpara, is expected to inherit his father’s Obi, the family compound used for ancestral connection, social gatherings, and family decision-making, making him
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Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting you psychologically? These days, every podcast, video, or blog post you come across is either about artificial intelligence or has AI behind it in one way or another. Then there’s the constant conversation: AI taking over jobs, AI being the future, AI replacing humans, AI
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What if relief only comes after checking again… and again… and again? This isn’t about being cautious. It’s about liking things to be organized or follow a specific order. And there is a name for this behaviour. It’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). A condition where unwanted thoughts invade the mind, bringing waves of anxiety that
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For a very long time in Africa, being mentally ill did not mean getting help. Instead, it meant being locked up, chained, beaten, or treated like a criminal. Many people suffering from depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or other mental health conditions were not treated like patients. They were treated like problems. This did not just
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I believe we’ve all seen movies or imagined counselling sessions in which the client walks in, sits down on the couch with his or her head to the ceiling, and goes on and on about what happened to him at work or what he really thinks about the colour blue while nothing changes. Images like
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By Chinasa Lovlyn Nwachukwu Valentine’s Day is something you are already familiar with. It’s not new to you, even if you may not fully know its origin or how it became known as a celebration of love. Over time, through different periods and cultural shifts, it has grown into what we now recognise as a
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It’s no secret that mental health is surrounded by countless misconceptions. Many of these beliefs aren’t new, they’re ideas we’ve grown up hearing, ideas repeated by family, friends, and society until they begin to feel normal or even acceptable. The problem is that these myths don’t exist in isolation. They shape how we view mental
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