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BETTY IRABOR LAUNCH NEW FASHION COLLECTION AT THE LAGOS FASHION WEEK 2018 TO CREATE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

The C.E.O, Genevieve magazine, Betty Irabor launches her new fashion collection at the Lagos Fashion Week 2018, which started on Wednesday, 24th October 2018.

It would be recalled that Betty Irabor shared her story of coping with poor mental health a few months ago, and she wrote a book on it, titled ‘Dust To Dew’

As a mental health awareness advocate, she named her fashion line “The Dew Collection” after her book. This collection is dedicated to mental health awareness.

The sponsor of the collection is Patrick Ayanski and features designers such as Mai Atafo, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Style Temple, among others.

Morning has broken!! This evening at the Lagos Fashion Week, we take Mental Health awareness to the runway…to creating awareness for this mind disorder that is mental health.
This evening, Dew Collection by Betty will show case some very bold,fire ball pieces with fabrics by our Sponsor @patrickayanski and co sponsors/designers who threw their awesome weight behind this cause. We should never allow our pains to go to waste by not saving others from the same fate. Hopefully…we unveil the secrecy surrounding it and then fight the stigma.
Once again, I thank you all for your love and look forward to seeing you as we unveil the Dew collection.

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HAUWA OJEIFO NOMINATED FOR MTV EMA GENERATION CHANGE AWARD

Hauwa Ojeifo of SheWrites Woman, has been nominated for the MTV EMA Generation Change Award.

The award, which is being given out for the first time, recognizes inspiring, young changemakers of the world.”

The EMA described Hauwa as a “change-maker who founded a movement of love, hope and support to give mental health a voice in Nigeria.”

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Others nominated for the award include climate activist Xiuhtezcatl “X” Martinez, the rapper who uses her voice to fight child marriage Sonita Alizadeh, 17-year-old Syrian refugee Mohamed Al Jounde, and 20-year-old LGBTQ+ and mental health activist Ellen Jones. 

You can vote for Hauwa by retweeting the EMA tweet.

 

Source: Bella Naija

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AN ESTIMATED 60 MILLION NIGERIANS ARE AT RISK OF SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION -REPORT

An estimated 60 million Nigerians are at risk of suffering from depression, according to the Nigeria National Depression report produced by Joy, Inc. in partnership with NOIPolls.

The report, which is the first nationwide study of happiness and depression, was released in commemoration of the World Mental Health Day 2018, and contains results from at least 1,000 interviews, all of them conducted by telephone, in five major Nigerian languages: English, Pidgin English, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo.

“This report is a product of our surveys as we seek to better understand the needs of the population we serve,” one of the authors of the report and member of the Central Working Group, Glory Apantaku explained. “Our results serve as an important reminder of the urgency of this work, mental health issues are real and it is high time we paid attention,” she said.

Highlights of the report include:

  1. Most Nigerians surveyed defined happiness as having the basic needs of life. The second largest group of respondents defined happiness as having peace of mind.
  2. Several Nigerians believed that they are averagely satisfied (4.99) with their life as a whole these days, and are hopeful that they will be better satisfied in life five years from now. Most Nigerians also felt they were better five years ago (standing at 6.41) than they are currently.
  3. 31.6% of polled respondent reported experiencing depressive symptoms. Putting this in perspective, 3 out of every 10 Nigerians are at risk of depression.
  4. 27.8% of respondents reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety
  5. While both physical and mental health are important for a flourishing life, mental illness explains more of the misery in the society more than physical illness, poverty or unemployment.
  6. Nigeria needs to be proactive in taking mental and emotional health seriously by reviewing the national mental health policy and creating a viable legislative framework to meet global standards, investing in public education to influence the culture to one that promotes resilience and creates safe spaces for emotional and mental healing, and investing in research, innovation and development.

The report also recommended that new metrics for measuring human progress should move from the use of financial values like GDP and focus on happiness and flourishing of citizens.

The National Depression report can be downloaded at report.joyinc.xyz.

 

 

Credit: Bella Naija

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