Advocacy Group Seeks Collective Action To Reverse Rising Suicide Rate In Nigeria

Advocacy Group Seeks Collective Action To Reverse Rising Suicide Rate In Nigeria …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

The National Suicide Prevention Advocacy Working Group (NSPAWG) has called for urgent and concerted efforts to address the rising rate of suicide in Nigeria.

Members of NSPAWG and participants at a conference in Abuja on Thursday bared their minds on the triggers and the necessary support systems needed to curb the trend of suicide.

Speaking at the conference themed ‘Decriminalising Suicide Attempts in Nigeria: Long Overdue’, a former member of the 9th Senate, who represented Kwara Central, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, emphasised the importance of Nigeria’s National Mental Health…

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