BENIN CITY – Stress and frustration have been accounted for as major factors that cause mental breakdown amongst Nigeria students.
This was disclosed by the Executive Director of Connected Advocacy for Empowerment and Youth Development Initiative- Prince Israel Orekha, in a one-day sensitization workshop held in conjunction with Legionnaire for Mankind’s Health, Netherlands, with the theme: Impact of Mental Health on Youth Development. Prince Orekha linked these factors to the way Nigeria schools are being managed, especially in this era of Covid-19 pandemic.
“The psychological wellbeing of students has always been at the forefront of concern over the years in Nigeria. In the last decade, there have been several reports of how students mentally breakdown as a result of the stress and frustration which our school systems have in a way helped foster. These stress and frustration most often result in depression and anxiety which sometimes lead to suicide.