mental health
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News
Displaced Women in Nigeria’s North East Struggle With a Severe Mental Health Support Shortage
When the terror reached her village, Maiwa, Amina ran with nothing but her two youngest children. As the gunfire echoed…
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11-Year-Old Hangs Self in Maiduguri, Sparks Talks on Children’s Mental Health
A tragic event shook a compound on Polo Road in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in northeastern Nigeria, this weekend…
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Featured
The Lagos Fishermen Who Catch the Dead
From his home, Idowu Usu can tell when someone has died in the lagoon. Among fishermen in Ago Egun, a…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Mental Health Act and the Struggle for Implementation
A lunatic. An idiot. A person of unsound mind. These three phrases were used in The Nigerian Lunacy Ordinance of…
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Features
Amid Soaring Therapy Costs, Nigerians Turn to Religion
On a Tuesday morning, Kaneng Fom’s* mind told her she was going to die. The day had begun normally: Kaneng…
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Features
Climate and Conflict Are Straining Minds in Nigeria’s North East
Kaka Ali once came close to ending his life. The 27-year-old farmer, displaced by conflict in North East Nigeria, said…
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Features
Beyond The Masks (II): The Struggles of Nigerian Women Living with Mental Health Conditions
One of the hardest parts of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) for Emily Audu* is becoming emotionally tethered to…
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Features
Beyond the Masks: The Mental Health Struggles of Nigerian Women (I)
Growing up between Ogun State and Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria, Suhayla Yusuf* still remembers the exact moment her Obsessive-compulsive Disorder…
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Emergencies
How Conflict Worsens Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant yet often overlooked mental health issue affecting millions of women worldwide. Characterised by persistent…
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Features
A School in North East Nigeria is Helping Children Overcome Insurgency Trauma
The school premises buzz with energy; laughter rings out, pencils glide across paper, and feet stomp rhythmically in dance. Beaming…
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