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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 health. Owoeye said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. He further said that bullying could result in enormous physical and psychological consequences on the life of the…
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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 mental health awareness and development in Nigeria. The Founder and Executive Director of the Foundation, Ms Olakunbi Oyedele, made this known at the official luncheon of Living Vines Mental Health Foundation on Thursday in Lagos. Oyedele,…
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Africa
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 Arab world, with two of its innovators addressing separate issues in this field with their inventions. Noraldin Al-Deri, a PhD candidate in the biology of neurodevelopmental disorders, is working to tackle a problem he’s seen first-hand…
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