#DailyDataCard: World Mental Health Day – Global Government spending on mental health per capital in 2020 by region
#DailyDataCard: World Mental Health Day – Global Government spending on mental health per capital in 2020 by region
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How new law changes mental health care in Nigeria
The new law emphasises the rights of people with mental and substance use disorders such as the right to fundamental human and constitutional rights without discrimination, regardless of the cause, nature, or severity of the mental disorder, and the ban on evicting people with mental disorders from their places of residence or employment on the grounds of mental disorder.
Reasons 50 Million Persons With Mental Disturbance Lack Care In Nigeria.
Most Nigerians have a superficial perception of mental health. The majority consider mental disorders as physical manifestations of violence and extreme irrational behaviour. They less understand it as a mental condition that may affect only the mood or an individual. Or the thinking process and behaviour of a person. This uneducated outlook poses the first and major barrier to diagnosis and therapy.
69% of Surveyed Nigerians Wouldn’t Relate with Mentally Ill Persons – API
Public perception of mental health in Nigeria is still very poor. In a survey by the African Polling Institute (API), Nigerians revealed that the major causes of mental illness are drug abuse, sickness of the mind, and possession by evil spirits. This is in sharp contrast to globally accepted causes of mental health illnesses.