Mental Health Month; Where are we Heading?
October is an exciting month for mental health advocates and practitioners to campaign on mental issues. The Mental Health Month theme for this year’s is Learn and Grow. BabySteps Psychology Magazine is encouraging EVERY ONE to learn more about mental health and use that knowledge to grow personally and take control of their mental well being. On the other hand, every October 10th is World Mental Day. This year's theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is psychological first aid and the support people can provide to those in distress. Global economic and security crisis has resulted in not just physical/social/economic displacement but long lasting psychological problems. In Nigeria, insurgency and economic recession is have psychological implications resulting in increasing cases of stress, anxiety, depression, substance and alcohol abuse, schizophrenia e.t.c. Read Also ; 6 Factors Contributributing to Mental Disorders In 2005, the World Health Organisation(WHO) endo...