Description

What is the Asido Foundation? Why is it important to contextualise mental health in Nigeria? What impact does language have in destigmatising mental health in local communities? All this and more answered as Tanatswa Chikaura interviews Professor Jibril Abdulmalik about the Asido Foundation. The Asido Foundation are the recipients of the 2024 ACAMH Innovative Research, Training or Practice in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Award.

Learning Objectives

1. Insight into the Asido Foundation and its work.

2. The stigma associated with mental health careers.

3. Perceptions of mental health in society – both at a community and governmental level.

4. The personalisation of mental health support and contextualising mental health in Nigeria.

5. The influence of cross-cultural differences on mental health advocacy.

6. How to navigate the issue of language and the importance of translating mental health terms in local languages to destigmatise mental health.