Mental health in Nigeria: facts and policy

Where to get psychiatric care in Kaduna and Zaria: the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, ABUTH Shika, KADSAMHSA, costs, and what to do tonight.

Psychiatric care in Calabar: the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital on Calabar Road, UCTH’s psychiatry department, published fees and emergency help.

Where to get psychiatric care in Kano: the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Dawanau, AKTH, drug treatment, what a first visit involves and emergency help.

Sapa is more than being broke: it’s the shame, the 3am sums and the hiding. How to get through a dry stretch, protect the basics and look after your mind.

Where to get psychiatric care in Enugu: the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in New Haven, UNTH at Ituku-Ozalla, what a first visit costs and emergency help.

Psychiatric care in Port Harcourt: UPTH’s neuropsychiatric clinic, what a first visit involves, the Rumuigbo hospital, private care and emergency help.

Where to get psychiatric care in Benin City: the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital at Uselu, its published fees, UBTH’s mental health department, emergencies.

All nine federal neuropsychiatric hospitals, the state psychiatric hospitals and the teaching hospitals with psychiatry departments, by region, with contacts.

Where to get psychiatric care in Ibadan: UCH’s psychiatry clinic days, how to get seen, the state hospital unit, Aro in Abeokuta, costs and emergency help.

Aro is the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Abeokuta. Where it is, how to contact it, what it treats, what a first visit involves, costs and your rights.

NDLEA means National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. What it does, its counselling centres and free helpline, drug tests for jobs, and your rights if arrested.

From 1959 career talks in Ibadan to CASSON, university departments and a 2022 Act: how guidance and counselling grew in Nigeria, and where it stands now.

Why many families see a healer first, what healers do, where it goes wrong, what the law says about chaining, and how to use healing and medical care safely.

If you drink every day, stopping suddenly can be dangerous. How to tell if you’re dependent, withdrawal warning signs, safe ways to cut down or stop, and help.

Betting addiction is treatable. What works, where to get help in Nigeria, Lagos’s SafePlay self-exclusion register, blocking tools, and what to do in a crisis.

Yaba Left is the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba. Where it is, what it treats, what happens at your first visit, what to bring, and your rights there.

Tramadol 50 and 100 mg is legal with a prescription; 225 mg never was. What the 2018 codeine ban covers, the penalties, travel rules, and how to stop safely.

Where to get psychiatric care in Abuja: National Hospital, UATH, Garki Hospital, district hospitals, private clinics, and what to do in an emergency.

Where to get psychiatric care in Lagos: Yaba, LUTH, LASUTH, state hospitals and private clinics, how to get seen, what it costs, and emergency help.

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Mental health stigma keeps millions of Nigerians suffering in silence. Here’s where it comes from, the harm it does, and how we can start changing the conversation.

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What Nigeria’s National Mental Health Act 2021 says about your rights, consent, admission, chaining, work and housing, and what’s still waiting to happen.

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