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WMHD 2019: PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTING SUICIDE

Every year, World Mental Health day is celebrated across the globe and of course MindTrust is not left out in the celebrations.This year’s theme was Promoting mental health and preventing suicide. This was appropriate and very timely as there’s said to be an increase in suicide rates all over the world.This years WMHD celebration by Mindtrust …

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TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR MINDCARE CONNECT AMBASSADORS

On the 12th of December, our MINDCARE CONNECT Ambassadors came together for a workshop on Pyschosocial first Aid and Peer Supporting.The workshop educated them on common psychiatric illnesses, basic counselling skills, and what to do in an emergency. The vision of Mindcare Connect is to be a safe community for young adults to discuss openly …

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MIND TRUST IS 10 YEARS

MIND TRUST is 10 years! Can you believe that? You just blink and suddenly the years have flown by. We’re grateful to our board of trustees, members, student volunteers, sponsors and everybody who has contributed in one way or another to ensure that daily we achieve our mission of spreading awareness on mental health.

M.I.N.D TRUST MENTAL WELL-BEING WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS

INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOL. The workshop helped the attendee’s understand the basic problem, symptoms and ways to help child and adolescent with mental health disorder. Topics discussed:1) UNDERSTANDING CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH, COMMON SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS: OVERVIEW. FACILITATOR: DR OSHODI 2) TEACHERS, SCHOOLS AND SMH, BURDEN AND EFFECT OF MENTAL HEALTH IN …

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MINDTRUST ACTIVITIES FOR 2014

* School Mental Health enlightenment program ( 6) secondary schools* Follow up on secondary schools visited in previous years (6)* Primary school health program with Lagos State Ministry of Health           * Secondary school counselor training on mental health                                -May* Religious Leaders Training on mental health                                              – June* World Mental Health Day celebration                                                      – October 10th