Law and Society Magazine and a Non Governmental Organisation, Media and Teens Network is hosting a one day webinar on Mental Health, in conjunction with the Young Lawyers mentoring and Pupilage committee NBA Abuja Branch (Unity Bar).
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Mental health is an integral and essential component of health. The WHO constitution states: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” An important implication of this definition is that mental health is more than just the absence of mental disorders or disabilities.
Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
Mental health is fundamental to our collective and individual ability as humans to think, emote, interact with each other, earn a living and enjoy life. On this basis, the promotion, protection and restoration of mental health can be regarded as a vital concern of individuals, communities and societies throughout the world.
The rising cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in our world today begs the question as to why and how, the coming of the COVID 19 pandemic exacerbated seems the rise of Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV cases especially as it affects minors, some persons relate this with the state of mental health of the perpetrators and their psychological problems.
It is Indeed a tragic situation. Join us on the 23rd of March 2021 at 2pm as we discuss and dissect the issue thoroughly.
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