Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
To understand where we are going we must first examine where we have been. Join us as we begin the discussion about the culture of silence regarding mental health within our community.
Before the launch of TalkNaija, we asked several Nigerians at home and abroad to shed light on how mental health and mental illness is spoken of within our culture.