MIND TRUST WALK WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN MENTAL HEALTH IN COLLABORATION WITH LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.

 MIND Trust with other stakeholders in mental health in collaboration with Lagos State Ministry of Health, went on awareness walk form the secretariat Alausa to the event place sensitizing the populace on how to better care for the elderly as the theme for this year's World Mental Health day is: Mental Health and Older Adults. Fliers where handed to passersby to further educate them.

 

 

 

MIND TRUST VISIT TO CHRIST THE KING ANGLICAN CHURCH

The MIND Trust team and their medical student volunteer visited Christ the king Anglican church Ajegunle, on the 7th of November 2013. Dr Yewande Oshodi taught the older adults (still in the mood of celebrating the World Mental Health day) about memory loss, the right food to eat, the right exercises to do for people their age and that they should cultivate the habit of visiting their friends and also keep themselves busy. The older adults of the church were glad we came. Their blood pressure was checked by our medical students  volunteer and screening of their mental well being was accessed to.
                                                                                    

MIND TRUST VISIT TO REGINA MUNDI OLD PEOPLE'S HOME IN CELEBRATING THE WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2013.

On the 10th of October,which is the World Mental Health day, MIND Trust visited Regina Mundi Old people's home at Mushin, Lagos State to celebrate our older adults as the theme for the year is: Mental Health and Older Adults. They were taught by various doctors on how to eat right and exercise right for people their age. Suggestions where made that draft and ludo should be played so as to exercise their brain. The Reverend Mother in charge of the home appreciated our coming to make their old ones happy. The MIND Trust team made donations of food stuff and toiletries to the home and medical screening of the old people commenced.

MIND TRUST REMAINING ACTIVITIES IN 2013

 * The Mind Trust team will be visiting Marjos International secondary school on her school mental health enligthenment program in October.

* Mind Trust will be celebrating the World Mental Health Day come October 10th with the Lagos State Ministry of Health.

* The Mind Trust team will be visiting the Holy Family Home for the elderly, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos Regina Mundi Mushin on the 11th of October, to mark the World Mental Health day, as the theme for the year is: Mental Health and Older Adults.

MIND TRUST ACTIVITY IN 2013

In June, the Mind Trust team visited Iponri Junior High school Surulere. The students in attendance was 100, from JSS1 and JSS2. The head teacher was present with the students at the lecture.One of our team members told the students all that we stand for and the reason why we had come. The topics taught those present are: peer pressure, substance abuse, causes of mental illness, and how to be mentally healthy. The students participated by asking and answering questions. Educative materials were given the students and the head teacher thanked the team.

MIND TRUST ACTIVITIES 2013

In February, the MIND Trust team visited Ajayi Crowther Memorial school Bariga on her school mental health enlightenment program. We had over 100 students in attendance from SS1 - SS3, four teachers and the school counselor also in attendance. Topics taught are: Substance Abuse, Peer Pressure, causes of mental illness, how to be mentally healthy and effects of substance abuse. The students contributed their own quota and asked intelligent questions. Educative materials was given to all present. The school counselor thanked the team for choosing their school to enlighten them on such vital issues.

 

The Mind Trust team in April visited Atunrase Junior High school for her school mental health enlightenment program. Our medical students volunteer also went on the visit with our team. 100 students were in attendance, from JSS1 - JSS3. Some teachers, the vice principal administration and the vice principal academics.Topics taught are: peer pressure, substance abuse, bullying, sexual abuse, causes of mental health, how to be mentally healthy and effects of substance abuse on the user. The student participated by answering questions intelligently. Educative materials on mental health was given to all presentThe vice principal academics thanked the team for visiting their school.

 

In June, the Mind Trust team visited Igbobi Junior High school Shomolu, on her school mental health enlightenment program. We had over 100 students in attendance, two teachers and the school counselor. Our usual topics was taught the those  present: peer pressure, substance abuse, sexual abuse, effects of substance abuse, causes of mental illness, how to be mentally healthy and bullying. Our team after the lecture nominated mental health ambassadors among the students seen as the bullies in the school.Mental health materials was given to all present for the lectures and the school counselor thanked the team and the team decided to start our school mental health club.

 

MIND TRUST ACTIVITIES 2012

The Mind Trust team in February visited Zumratul Islamiyahh secondary school for her school mental health enlightenment program. The classes in attendance are: JSS 1-3 and SSI. The whole of Jss1 -3 were present and the whole of SS1. All teachers of the junior school, the vice principal and principal were all in attendance for the talk. Topics discussed were: Substance Abuse, Peer Pressure, Causes of Mental Health, and How to be Mentally healthy. Educative materials on mental health was given to all in attendance. The principal thanked the Mind Trust team for visiting their school.

*MIND Trust visited the Heart of Gold Children Hospice Surulere on the 12th of March 2012. A donation of 10 bottles each of Asthymin and Abidec syrup was donated to the home, and the gifts were well appreciated.

 *Ibikunle Alakija Memorial High school was the second school visited by the Mind Trust team for her school menyal health enlightenment program. The students in attendance were from JSSI to JSS 3. The proprietress of the school, the principal and all teachers were in attendance. Substance Abuse, Peer Pressure, Causes of mental health and How to be mentally healthy was spoken on. The students were very intelligent in the kind of questions asked and the answers given. The principal was grateful that we visited their school. Educative materials were given to all present for the lecture. The Mind Trust team also met with the school teachers after speaking with on how they can detect students early.

                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Mind Trust also visited Fountain Heights secondary school for her school mental health enlightenment program. We had well over 100 students in attendance with some of the teachers and the vice principal academics in attendance. The team spoke to the students on Peer Pressure, Substance Abuse, Causes of Mental illness, and How to be Mentally Healthy. The students were attentive and asked intelligent questions. Educative materials on mental health were given to all in attendance.

                             
               







                                                      
The Mind Trust team visited St Lukes Grammar school. The school counselor, a teacher, the vice principal academics and JSS3 students were in attendance. Peer Pressure, Substance abuse, Causes of Mental ill health and social factors in relation to substance abuse. The students asked questions and got answers to their questions. Educative materials were given all in an attendance. The vice principal urged the Mind Trust team to come back and sensitize their teachers on how to detect students that might have challenges,

*The Mind Trust team went with the Lagos State Ministry of Health for their primary school health program in October at the Apapa local government in Ajegule. The Mind Trust team admimistered questionaires to the primary school students with the help of their class teachers, to know their mental state.


*To Mark the World Mental Health Day on October 10th, the Mind Trust team and other stakeholders in mental health, went on a walk with the Lagos State Ministry of Health, from Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The walk was organised to sensitize Lagosians on how to be mentally healthy. Depression: A Global crisis, was the theme for the year.

    

 

 The Mind Trust also held a program marking the World Mental Health Day on the 11th of October. We had people not only from the medical community present, we had students of schools we had visisted, some stakeholders n mental health and the media present. Prof Adeyemi of the departement of Psychiatry gave a lecture on the theme of the year Depression: A Global crisis. Dr Femi Olugbile, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Health also gave a lecture. Invited school spoke on Depression; A Global crisis; What is a students role? Zumratul Islamiyahh came first, Marjos International second while Ibikunle Alakija came third.