Mental Health Africa

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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 and even less

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 many as the reports dwelled on the

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 that suicide is preventable