Prof. Olayinka Omigbodun, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says more than 1,680 cases of mental illness were treated in the facility in the last one year. “This gives us a holistic figure of 1, 680 cases of mental health illnesses treated in UCH, annually and this is really an alarming situation on our hands. She also said awards were given to schools as well as health and youth-related NGOs that had made meaningful contributions to improving mental health. “Aro is a global point of referral cases in mental health and also a tertiary reference centre to us at UCH. “ We often use it as a national mental health resource centre in clinical situations and for our students, “she added.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2018 09:33 UTC