Tag: mental health
IWD: UNICEF inaugurates ‘Yes! Girls Podcast’ to amplify girls’ voices
Kano, March 10, 2026 (NAN) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday inaugurated a “Yes! Girls Podcast Watch Session” in Kano as part...
IWD: UNICEF launches “Yes! Girl” Podcast for adolescents in Enugu
Enugu, March 7, 2026 (NAN) The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has launched the “Yes! Girl” Podcast, a youth-driven digital platform created by...
`Toxic’ content: Scrutinise social media, civil society council urges regulators
Abuja, March 3, 2026 (NAN) The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has urged regulatory agencies to scrutinize social media content creators, to...
Young women enroll in mental health therapy in Bauchi state
Bauchi, Feb. 19, 2026 (NAN) Young women aged 20 to 24 years in Dass Local Government Council, Bauchi State, have enrolled in Interpersonal Growth...
Mental health expert urges emotional safety, civility in co-parenting
Awka, Jan. 22, 2026 (NAN) A Consultant Neuro-Psychiatrist, Dr Maymunah Yusuf-Kadiri, has advised separated parents to prioritise emotional safety and civility in co-parenting, saying...
Mental health: DHMental healthQ reaffirms commitment to troops’ well-being
Abuja, Oct. 21, 2025 (NAN) The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reaffirmed its commitment to prioritising the mental well-being of troops and other personnel of...
NGO urges policy changes for menstrual health, women’s empowerment
Sophia Nadia Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has called on the federal government to create policies that encourage the local production of affordable menstrual...
Psychiatrist blames rising social vices on lack of optimal mental health
A professor of psychiatry, Taiwo Sheikh, has attributed the increase in the rate of crimes, insecurity, kidnappings, rape, and other social vices in the...
Neuro-psychiatrist blames rising rate of depression, suicide on social media
Dr. Maymunah Kadiri, a consultant neuropsychiatrist, blamed the raising incidents of depression, suicide, and some other mental health conditions on social media innovation.
Kadiri, also...
Checking rising incidence of mental health cases, attempted suicide amid economic...
In recent times, the country has been grappling with economic crisis leading to widespread hardship.
Underemployment, unemployment, security challenges, food insecurity among other issues abound.
Many...
Expert decries effects of bullying on mental health
The Medical Director, Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr Olugbenga Owoeye, says that bullying usually comes with long time psychological consequences on people’s mental...
Mental Health: Foundation reiterates commitment to awareness, development
The Living Vines Mental Health Foundation, an NGO, has reiterated commitment to providing holistic mental health and substance use prevention services aimed at promoting...
SAFEGUARDING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ARAB YOUTH
Doha, Qatar — Several weeks into its Season 14, Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science continued to highlight mental health challenges among youth in the...
