Mental Health Africa

By Adanna Nwaoku 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 […]

By Chinasa Lovlyn Nwachukwu 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

By Chiamaka Ezeani, If you grew up in a Nigerian home with mental health issues, your childhood may have felt like a confusing mix of silence, fear, and survival. A typical Nigerian household is often built on strong values of tradition, faith, and discipline, but when it comes to mental health, there’s often little understanding

By Nwaoku Adanna On 14th June, 2025, the farming communities of Yelewata and Daudu in Guma Local Government Area, Benue State was turned into a killing field as suspected fulani herdsmen stormed the community and killed over 200 people, rendered families homeless, and traumatized survivors to an extreme level. While as much as the reports

By Chinasa Lovlyn Nwachukwu Although Africa is the world’s largest and second most populous continent, research on suicide in Africa is limited by a lack of systematic data collection. Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. Suicide and suicide attempts cause serious emotional, physical, and economic impacts. But, the good news is

By Chinasa Lovlyn Nwachukwu Mental health awareness in Africa is important for various reasons, though the ignorance of the importance of mental health has led to the long history of neglect of mental health in Africa’s health and development policy agenda. Prioritizing mental health comes with other health care benefits. And, there are various reasons

By Chinasa Lovlyn Nwachukwu Mental illness in Africa and everything related to mental health is a topic that only a few talk about. Yet, there are many misconceptions and stereotypes about these topics. These misconceptions result in discrimination, judgement and maltreatment of people that suffer from mental illness. And so, many sufferers because of fear