Treating mental health problems in Nigerian languages

We hear about an initiative in Nigeria which is offering treatment in the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages for people suffering with mental health problems. Created by a group of psychologists, the support line is being used at a time when the number of people suffering with mental anguish as a result of kidnapping, insurgency and banditry is rising in the country.

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(Photo: Kidnapped girls are reunited with family members in Zamfara state, Nigeria; Credit: AMINU ABUBAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)