Details checked 3 November 2026

Mental health services in Oyo State

Public psychiatric care in Ibadan, from UCH's 24-hour emergency service to the state hospital's reopened unit, plus drug counselling and lines you can ring.

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Getting help in Oyo State

Where to start

University College Hospital in Ibadan is the centre of public mental health care in Oyo State. Its Department of Psychiatry runs a 24-hour emergency psychiatry service and two wards, with clinics for children and adolescents, older people, and alcohol and drug problems. It also holds community clinics at primary health centres in Ibadan North.

Ring Road State Hospital at Adeoyo reopened its psychiatric unit in April 2025, with a consultant psychiatrist. The NDLEA's Oyo State Command runs a counselling centre in Ibadan for people trying to stop using drugs.

Outside Ibadan, we haven't yet been able to confirm a public psychiatric service. If you live in Ogbomoso, Oyo town or Saki, the free lines below are a place to start, and UCH's emergency psychiatry service is open 24 hours.

Yoruba is the main language across Oyo State, and many of our therapists speak it. A few are based in Ibadan, and every session is online, so where you live in the state doesn't matter.

2 services

Psychiatric hospitals and clinics

Federal teaching hospital · Ibadan

University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Department of Psychiatry

  • 24-hour emergency psychiatry service
  • Two wards with 64 beds in the Neurosciences block
  • Clinics for children and adolescents, older people, and alcohol and drug problems (Monday afternoon)
  • Community clinics at four primary health centres in Ibadan North (Tuesday)
  • Clinical psychology, occupational therapy and social welfare

Emergencies can go straight to the hospital. Other cases need a referral letter; without one, start at Family Medicine.

Queen Elizabeth Road, Ibadan
0813 173 3447 · hospital line, 24 hours

The hospital doesn't publish a psychiatry number.

Details from the institution's own website, checked 3 November 2026.

State hospital · Ibadan

Ring Road State Hospital, Adeoyo, psychiatric unit

  • Psychiatric unit reopened in April 2025, with a consultant psychiatrist

We couldn't confirm the unit is still running, so ask at the hospital before you rely on it.

Ring Road State Hospital, Adeoyo, Ibadan
No number published.
oyshmb.oyostate.gov.ng

Details from the institution's own website, checked 3 November 2026.

1 service

Help with drugs and alcohol

Federal drug agency centre · Ibadan

NDLEA Oyo Command counselling and rehabilitation centre

  • Counselling and psychosocial support
  • Help returning to work, school and family life

For people who aren't physically dependent, or who have finished a medically supervised withdrawal. Anyone dependent on alcohol, sedatives or opioids should see a hospital first.

QTR, 585 Link Reservation, Onikere GRA, Ibadan
0800 1020 3040 · NDLEA helpline, free

No number for the centre itself. The NDLEA helpline can confirm the address.

ndlea.gov.ng

Details from the institution's own website, checked 3 November 2026.

Free or low-cost lines

Lines you can call from anywhere in Nigeria

These answer callers in Oyo State and across the country. The full list, including lines for violence and trafficking, is on our helplines page.

  • National emergency number

    If someone is in danger right now. The nationwide rollout isn't finished, so if 112 doesn't connect, go to the nearest hospital emergency unit.

    112 (toll-free)

    Police, fire and ambulance

  • Safe Place Nigeria

    Trained counsellors from She Writes Woman. Anyone in Nigeria can call, and you don't need call credit.

  • Lagos Lifeline

    Free crisis support and counselling from the Lagos State Ministry of Health. Open to anyone in Nigeria, not only Lagos.

  • SURPIN

    Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative. Trained counsellors for emotional support and crisis help.

    0800 078 77460908 021 7555

    Its site says its toll-free line is answered 24 hours

  • MANI (Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative)

    A mental health charity. Its "Get help now" button opens WhatsApp.

    0916 841 7413 (WhatsApp)0809 111 6264

    Hours aren't published on its site

  • NDLEA drug helpline

    Support for anyone affected by drug use, their own or someone else's. In English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.

Talking therapy

Therapists based in Ibadan

Hospitals are the place for emergencies, admission and medication. For talking therapy, Mytherapist.ng sessions happen by video, voice or chat, so you can see a licensed therapist from home in Oyo State without waiting for a clinic day. 6 of our therapists are based in Ibadan.

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Good to know

Getting help in Oyo State: common questions

Does UCH Ibadan see psychiatric emergencies at night?

Yes. UCH's Department of Psychiatry says it runs a 24-hour emergency psychiatry service. Ring the hospital before you travel if you can.

Is there a state psychiatric hospital in Oyo State?

There isn't a separate state psychiatric hospital, but Ring Road State Hospital at Adeoyo, Ibadan, reopened its psychiatric unit in April 2025.

Where can someone get help with drug use in Ibadan?

UCH runs a clinic for alcohol and drug problems, and the NDLEA's Oyo State Command has a counselling and rehabilitation centre in Ibadan. Its free helpline offers support in Yoruba.

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