Every year, the world comes together on September 10th to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. This year’s theme is ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide,’ and for us here in Nigeria, that theme couldn’t be more timely.
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reports that around 15,000 Nigerians die by suicide each year, and suicide now ranks among the top causes of death for young people aged 15 to 29. The question is no longer ‘if’ we should talk about it, but ‘how’.
Today, we’re sitting down to have that conversation to break the silence, confront the stigma, and most importantly, to ask what can be done to bring hope and healing to those who need it most.
