Because the world commemorates World Psychological Well being Day, the Starburg Empowerment Basis on Friday urged the general public to cease the stigmatisation of these affected by psychological well being challenges.
This comes because the organisation donated medical provides, together with medication and money, to the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH) in Benin to commemorate the 2024 World Psychological Well being Day.
Co-founder of the organisation, Bakare Gloria, mentioned the NGO is dedicated to the well-being of mentally ailing sufferers within the nation and has taken the choice to sensitise the general public on World Psychological Well being Day 2024, with the theme “Prioritising Psychological Well being within the Office.”
She urged these with psychological well being problems to come back ahead, as there’s nonetheless hope for restoration, saying: “They don’t want to surrender on themselves or take actions that can additional compound the issues they’re going by way of. Our organisation is right here to inform the folks that with unity, they will rebuild the damaged bridges.”
Bakare, nonetheless, listed some challenges that set off psychological well being points, together with victims of rape, household issues, substance use or dependancy, drunkenness, and pointless violence, amongst others.
Declaring that every one fingers should be on deck, Bakare mentioned an estimated 70 % of individuals in society are unaware of psychological well being points.
In response to her, this ignorance continues to plague society, and collective efforts are wanted to scale back the scourge and abstain from actions that can set off psychological well being points.
