Mental health experts educate media on suicide prevention awareness

Mental health experts educate media on suicide prevention awareness.

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has commended the BBC Africa’s “Africa Eye” documentary: “Sweet Sweet Codeine,” that detailed the widespread prevalence of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria.

The World Health Organisation is reporting 320,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria’s north-east may require mental healthcare.

Oprah Winfrey and Britain's Prince Harry have teamed up to produce an Apple documentary next year aimed at raising awareness of mental health.

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The UN health agency has called on countries to "incorporate proven suicide prevention strategies" to create awareness and extend health care. "One person still dies every 40 seconds from suicide," said the WHO's chief.

Human Rights Watch has called on the Nigerian government to ban chaining as it condemned the "terrible" abuse faced by thousands of people with mental health conditions across the country.

What we need to do is to focus on what we can control as we are in isolation now. Your health is very important.

One in four teens in Europe has mental health troubles, a new study from the WHO has revealed. Feelings of pressure due to school work have gone up in a third of European countries.

In hospitals across France and around the world, healthcare workers have been going into daily battle against Covid-19. Surrounded by a deadly invisible virus and caring for patients in their final moments, they have been on the front line for the past two months – and the psychological toll has been heavy. In a hospital in Saint-Denis, in Paris’s northern suburbs, a team of psychologists has been doing the rounds to help doctors and nurses navigate the trauma and speak out about their experiences.

Rap star Stormzy has revealed he's stopped smoking marijuana in a bid to improve his mental health.

India's coronavirus crisis has pushed millions into forced isolation and unemployment. Health experts warn that anxiety, depression and suicide are on the rise and that mental health could be the country's next crisis.