A VISIT TO LITTLE SAINTS ORPHANAGE

MIND Trust members with the caregivers at Little saints orphanage and their wards

On the 31st of August, as a group we put ourselves in a bus and headed for Little saints Orphanage at Akowonjo, Lagos where we got to meet with about 50 absolutely brilliant boys and girls of different age groups and their caregivers.
Our student volunteers led by Dr Balogun spoke and interacted with the kids on building self esteem while the rest of the team led by Dr Oshodi spoke and interacted with their caregivers.
At the end of the sessions, we shared souvenirs and took lots of pictures.😁

Interactive session with the caregivers at Little saints orphanage

MIND Trust members and student volunteers

Dr Balogun speaking to the kids on self esteem

The kids interacting with Dr Gbogo

MIND TRUST ACTIVITIES IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2018

As the year comes to a close, we take time to reminisce on our activities in the last half of the year.
Our activities in the last half of the year include:
- A visit to Little saints Orphanage: August 31, 2018
- Celebration of World Mental Health day: October 10, 2018
- Launch of MindCare Connect initiative- October 10, 2018
-MindCare Connect Ambassadors training workshop- December 12, 2018
- Celebration of M.I.N.D Trust at 10
- Call for school mental health volunteer facilitators
In the next couple of posts, I will be highlighting some of these activities, what we gained/achieved, and what we learnt

M.I.N.D TRUST MENTAL WELL-BEING WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS:

 INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOL.

                                              (TUESDAY 24TH APRIL, 2018.)

The workshop helped the attendee's understand the basic problem, symptoms and ways to help child and adolescent with mental health disorder.

Topics discussed:
1) UNDERSTANDING CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH, COMMON SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS: OVERVIEW. FACILITATOR: DR OSHODI

2) TEACHERS, SCHOOLS AND SMH, BURDEN AND EFFECT OF MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS. FACILITATOR: DR CAMPBELL

3) DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS. FEATURES AND WAYS TO HELP. FACILITATOR: DR SHODIMU

4) SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. FACILITATOR: DR OGBOLU

5) PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES RELEVANT TO STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS. FACILITATOR: MR OKEOWO

 GROUP  PLAY AND ROLE PLAY BY DR CAMPBELL & DR OGBOLU

 

                                                                                     

            

MINDTRUST ACTIVITIES FOR 2014

* School Mental Health enlightenment program ( 6) secondary schools
* Follow up on secondary schools visited in previous years (6)
* Primary school health program with Lagos State Ministry of Health           
* Secondary school counselor training on mental health                                -May
* Religious Leaders Training on mental health                                              - June
* World Mental Health Day celebration                                                      - October 10th

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.