Saturday, Might 7, was a day of celebration for youngsters drawn from a variety of educational facilities in Lagos as they have been addressed to an entertaining mixture of dance, soccer and lectures on mental well being concerns.
Organised by Orunsii Wellcare Basis to raise consciousness on psychological overall health problems, soccer followers at the venue, Campos Memorial Mini Stadium, had been addressed to high-quality soccer artistry by Young Tigers Football Club and FC Barcelona Lagos Academy, with the previous jogging absent with 5-.
Two-purpose hero, Bada Moses, opened scores for Youthful Tigers and built it 2- ahead of goals from Aweda Yusuf and Odunsi Adeola created 1st-fifty percent scores 4-.
A a lot-improved FC Barcelona experimented with to hold Youthful Tigers at bay in the next fifty percent, but they could not end Yusuf from receiving the fifth objective and his second as the match ended 5-.
Aside soccer sport, officers of the foundation educated contributors on the mental overall health concerns and strategies to support any one struggling from the ailment.
Talking on the programme, a single of the coordinators of the Psychological Well being Recognition Working day, Dr. Olumide Sodunrin, who is also an official of Orunsii Basis, mentioned the NGO made the decision to make awareness on the problem since “we uncovered out that mental wellness was a silent killer, which folks are ashamed to occur out to say they have. So, quite a few men and women are not conscious of the difficulty.
“We also learned that culture stigmatises people with psychological overall health challenges, and we asked inquiries and uncovered out that men and women had negative ideas about the issues.”
“We want people to know that as a treatable ailment, they should not have detrimental inner thoughts about it. So, we resolved to elevate recognition about it.
“The other concern is bullying in colleges, which has been trending in recent occasions. So, we made the decision to provide in university youngsters to teach them that bullying is erroneous and really should not be condoned. We also try out to raise their awareness on mental wellness problems, melancholy and other conditions, which they should really not stigmatise their mates for.”
The occasion, which had contributors from the community and personal sectors, experienced the spouse of Lagos Point out Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu (represented by spouse of Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat), as special visitor of honour.
Sodunrin discussed that the Lagos State governing administration is a single of their associates in the fight versus psychological, well being issues, incorporating, “They are watching us to have an understanding of what we are accomplishing and how they will assistance us.”
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