Untreated Minds: How Mental Health Services are Failing Millions of Nigerians
Mental health has long been a neglected issue in Nigeria, often overshadowed by more visible health challenges. Despite global discourses around mental health becoming more common, mental health services remain underfunded, misunderstood, and unavailable to millions of Nigerians.[1] With a population exceeding 220 million, Nigeria’s mental health crisis is a silent epidemic that has been exacerbated by social stigma, economic hardship, underfunding, brain drain, dearth of mental health facilities, and inadequate learning infrastructure.[2] According to the World Health Organization (WHO)…Read more