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Nigeria's National Mental Health Act 2021: any challenges …

(3 days ago) WEBIn 1991, Nigeria's first mental health policy was established, and its elements included promotion, advocacy, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. In 2003, the National Assembly of Nigeria received a mental health bill to address the many …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00345-8/fulltext

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Mental health in Nigeria: A Neglected issue in Public Health

(7 days ago) WEBIn Nigeria, there is a lack of coherent and comprehensive mental health laws and policy. Nigeria's mental health legislation which was called Lunacy …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535221000914

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Nigeria’s new law shines spotlight on mental health care …

(Just Now) WEBMetrics. Nigeria’s new mental health act establishes human rights protections for patients and promotes community-based care, offering a roadmap for …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02536-9

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Mental health in Nigeria: A Neglected issue in Public Health

(3 days ago) WEBIn Nigeria, the disparity between available healthcare services and need for mental health services is palpable. Although, the country has made significant …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9461161/

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Partnership for the implementation of mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBMental health policy and implementation in Nigeria. The 1991 National Mental Health Policy for Nigeria declared that mental health should be integrated into …

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-020-00344-z

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Mental health system governance in Nigeria: challenges, …

(3 days ago) WEBThe mental health policy of Nigeria is based on the principles of social justice and equity. Other principles include guaranteeing the rights of persons with …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314752/

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NATIONAL POLICY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY

(7 days ago) WEBIn 1991, the Federal Government of Nigeria adopted a health policy which placed provision of mental health services at the Primary Health Care level. This policy …

https://www.healthnews.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/national_policy_for_mental_health_service_delivery.pdf

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Community Psychiatry Care: An Urgent Need in Nigeria - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBNigeria’s mental health policy was formulated in 1991, but it did not make adequate provision for community-based psychiatric care. Since there are only seven …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8148654/

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From the Lunacy Act to the First Mental Health Act in Nigeria: Five

(7 days ago) WEBHere are five things to note about the Mental Health Act, 2021 –. 1. Mental health, not lunacy. The Act will redefine mental health in Nigeria, moving away from …

https://articles.nigeriahealthwatch.com/from-the-lunacy-act-to-the-first-mental-health-act-in-nigeria-five-takeaways/

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Mental healthcare in Nigeria - Wikipedia

(8 days ago) WEBMental health policies history. The Nigeria's mental health legislation was tagged lunacy ordinance and was first passed in 1916. It was amended in 1958 to grants medical …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_healthcare_in_Nigeria

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Partnership for the implementation of mental health policy in …

(1 days ago) WEBBackground: 71% of countries in the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) African Region have a stand-alone mental health policy or plan, but only 14% have …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32110245/

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Partnership for the implementation of mental health policy in …

(2 days ago) WEBhealth polic%ve fully implemented it. In Nigeria, integration of mental health into primary care has been a stumbling block to the implementation of the 1991 National Mental …

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13033-020-00344-z.pdf

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An In-Depth Review of Mental Health Legislations and Policies in …

(9 days ago) WEBHowever, mental health care in Nigeria has its foundation in a century old colonial legislation – The Lunacy Act and a 2013 Mental Health Policy with a strategic …

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4079665

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Partnership for the implementation of mental health policy in …

(3 days ago) WEBNigeria’s Mental Health Policy specifies that funding for primary, secondary and tertiary care is the responsibility of the local, state and federal …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7033947/

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Nigeria has a mental health problem Health Al Jazeera

(9 days ago) WEBNigeria has a mental health problem. One in four Nigerians suffers from mental illness, but help is hampered by tight budgets and a lack of skilled staff. Among …

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2019/10/2/nigeria-has-a-mental-health-problem

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Implementation of the Nigerian Mental Health Act 2021

(5 days ago) WEBIts obsolescence and lack of contemporary use have been documented.2 A new Mental Health Act was passed by parliament in 2020 and received presidential assent on Dec …

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanpsy/PIIS2215-0366(23)00261-4.pdf

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National Policy for Mental Health Service Delivery (2013)

(3 days ago) WEBDescription Vision for the policy: The Government and people of Nigeria hereby reaffirm that health, including mental well being, is the inalienable right of every Nigerian, and …

https://extranet.who.int/mindbank/item/3580

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