Mental Health Awareness Week, 2025 Successfully concluded

 Our week-long events lined up to commemorate the Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 was successfully concluded on Saturday, May 17th, 2025.

The mental health awareness week commenced with our Online Awareness Series where our mental counsellors engaged various audience in delivering talks and counselling on varying mental health topics.

This was followed by our Street Vox Pop featuring one-on-one interview with students and passersby on issues bordering on their mental health and their general view about the topic. The responses were very encouraging as many responders courageously opened up on personal mental health concerns just as we shared views on mitigative measures for a sound mental health among the populace.

Our team eventually paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate in his Abuja office to seek collaborations with Health ministry in addressing mental health challenges across the country. 

The health minister who was elated by our efforts commended the MHWI team for rising up to the occasion while assuring us of the ministry's support towards ensuring wholesome awareness across the demography.

On the 4th day, our team paid a visit to a public secondary school to intimate the young students about mental health as it affects their relationship with fellow students, teachers and peers. Areas including bullying, self-isolation, poor academic performance among others were discussed. The students were also given the opportunity to share their experience while also encouraged to speak up whenever the situation demands to avoid humiliation and abuse.

Our mental health bootcamp followed with a massive turnout of both young and old people interested in relieving their mental stress while also listening to professionals speak on mental health challenges and to address them. The bootcamp which held at the Package B, Badmington court of the National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday the 17th of May, 2025 featured Morning Fitness, Dance Aerobics, Spoken Words, Games and other side attractions