World Mental Health Day: The United Nations Trains Journalists In Abuja The United Nations has organized a special training for journalists...

 World Mental Health Day: The United Nations Trains Journalists In Abuja

The United Nations has organized a special training for journalists from different fields on the importance of mental health care to help raise public awareness about mental health issues and how to deal with them or reduce them. their sharpness.

During the training, various experts presented pamphlets that explained about the human right to have mental health and the importance of preventive measures against mental illnesses.

In addition, the journalists were trained on the relationship between their work and mental health and how they should report on mental health in a professional and empathetic manner.

At the same time, some plans have been implemented to test the health of the participants' memory so that everyone knows their position and what steps a person should take to adjust his life so that it will not cause him a memory problem.

Mental Health Day was first introduced on October 10, 1992 by the International Mental Health Association with the support of the World Health Organization and others.

In his message to celebrate this year's day, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stated that mental health and good thinking enable people to lead a fulfilling life and contribute greatly to the society.

He expressed his disappointment that one in eight people in the world suffer from mental health problems, which is more common among girls and young people.

In addition, three out of four people with dementia do not receive adequate care or no care at all, and many face stigma and discrimination in society.

"Maintaining mental health is not a privilege of anyone, it is the right of all human beings - it is necessary to take care of mental health in all the nations that are in our wide world. Governments must provide care for the treatment of people with mental disorders and protect their rights.

"We must also address the problem of abuse and break all the barriers that prevent people from seeking support to deal with mental health problems and we must address mental health problems from the root especially in terms of poverty, discrimination, violence and others.

"On this International Mental Health Day, we reiterate that maintaining mental health is a right and a human right without discrimination, together we will build a healthier world where everyone can be proud of her" said the secretary of the parliament

An estimate by an expert who lectured at the training session for journalists, Mrs. Moji Makanjuola stated, she pointed out that there are at least 20 million Nigerians suffering from mental illness, and there are no more than eight government hospitals that treat people with mental health problems, and those with There are only 30 independent psychiatrists, there are only 350 psychiatrists in the whole of Nigeria