THE Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, with support from The Carter Center and in collaboration with The Self-Investigation, is inviting registrations for its online course...

LEADING media professionals and health experts have said that responsible reporting can reduce the suicide rate and mitigate its effects on families and society.  They...

A NEW survey has identified that drug abuse and sickness of the mind are the major causes of mental illness in Nigeria. It also...

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria has the highest suicidal rate among African countries in 2016 with over 17,000 lives lost...

By Simon Kolawole I RECOLLECT vividly as if it happened yesterday — the day I first had a one-on-one with Mr Nduka Obaigbena, editor-in-chief and...

A WORLD Health Organisation study has shown that there are more people living with mental disorders in areas affected by conflict. The new study was...

Children caught up in the Boko Haram's 10-year-old insurgency suffer damage not so easily repaired. They are now struggling with distressing memories and ongoing adversities – resulting in an upsurge of psychological trauma.

President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Mike Ogirima said that if the Mental Health Bill is passed, it would protect the rights of people with mental health illness as well as attract respect and dignity for them as they access health care.