By Chinasa Lovlyn Nwachukwu If you want the best for your overall wellness, then making mental health a priority can help you achieve your health goals. Mental health affects the way we think, act and feel. We don’t have to be mentally ill before we start taking care of our mental health. In reality, a […]
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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
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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
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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
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