On 3 October 2026, the Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation stood with the University of Nigeria Medical Students’ Association for the first UNMSA Mental Health Day, as an official partner and lead sponsor. The theme was “Beyond Awareness: Building a Culture of Mental Well-being,” and that was the brief we tried to keep: not only to talk about mental health, but to make support easier to reach.

CALMHAF’s participation in the Gutsy Women Network outreach in Aba provided an opportunity to place mental health education alongside financial inclusion, skills support, and anti-trafficking awareness for market women.

The Foundation was able to introduce key mental health messages, encourage help-seeking, and reinforce the link between wellbeing and sustainable livelihood.

Emotional wellbeing is not feeling positive all the time. It is having the awareness, skills, support and resources to navigate the full range of human emotion in constructive ways.

Hotel staff in Nigeria often carry more than the guest list. Long shifts, understaffing, difficult guests, irregular rosters, and the demand to remain cheerful through exhaustion are everyday conditions in many properties. Rising living costs and long commutes add to the pressure, and one person is frequently expected to do the work of several. The result is burnout, fatigue, missed details, and staff who are present but worn down.

Professor Nwagha is a pioneering haematologist: the first woman to head Haematology and Immunology at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria; Director of the Southeast Haemophilia Treatment Centre; and Vice President (Medical) of the Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria. As CEO of the UNTH Foundation she has consistently opened institutional doors to community-centred, integrated care.

World Suicide Prevention Day is 10 September. Prevention is every day.

If you or someone you know is in distress:

• Call our toll-free helpline: 0800 000 2673

Come with your questions.
Come with your experiences.
Most importantly, come with an open mind.

What do you think makes it difficult for people in our communities to talk openly about suicide? Share it in the comments.

The benefit is not a child who never gets angry. It is a child who can recognise “this anger is covering hurt or fear,” breathe, set a boundary, and still stay kind to themselves and others.
Learning how to regulate yourself is a skill—and like every skill, it takes practice.

Ripple effects are slow and real. They do not start with a slogan. They start with a child who can pause, empathise and choose.

The world we want tomorrow starts with the conversations we have with children today.

Prevention is quieter than emergency. It looks like role-play, breathing, play and honest conversation while children are still open. GlowPulse framed these EQ skills as foundational superpowers — with measurable returns through lower healthcare, legal and social costs. The world we want tomorrow starts with the skills we give children today.

At our just concluded GlowPulse 2.0, DSP Ukeje Justice, Enugu State Coordinator of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), spoke to the children about cultism and other social vices.

 One of the things he emphasised was how young people can be lured into cult groups.

The bootcamp was organized by the Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation and its educational arm, Coli Mental Health Academy, an IAOTH-accredited training provider. One key lesson: not everyone online needs to know who you are.

By engaging NAPTIP, CALMHAF directly aligns its expertise with a high-need group whose mental health challenges are both severe and often under-addressed. The partnership therefore addresses a critical gap: ensuring that survivors receive holistic support that combines protection with evidence-based mental health interventions.

This International Youth Day, we reaffirm our promise: we are not just talking about youth. We are walking alongside them, building stronger minds, healthier hearts, and more empowered communities—one young person at a time. Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation: Empowering youth. Building resilience. Creating lasting change.

We believe that preparing children for the future extends far beyond academics. They also require emotional awareness, leadership skills, and digital responsibility to navigate the world confidently and responsibly.

This is precisely what we are building—one meaningful conversation at a time.

When you are at your lowest, what—or who—is your support system? And more pointedly—can your support system stand for you when you need them the most?Our success in life depends significantly on the people who stand with us. Scripture records that when God created humanity, He declared, “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). We were designed for connection. We need one another.

The upcoming GLOWPULSE EQ Bootcamp 2.0 will focus on the CASEL competencies alongside practical training in leadership, play and art therapy, online safety, career guidance, CPR, Christian morals and values, cancer awareness in children, and more — all delivered in a fun-filled experience anchored by global and national facilitators.

CASEL doesn’t just teach social-emotional skills. It builds the operating system for human performance: Emotional Intelligence. Ignore EQ, and you build fragile high-performers. This is what GLOWPULSE 2.0 offers participants.

On 18 July 2026, the Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation partnered with the GUTSY Woman Network to deliver a dedicated Mental Health Awareness experience at The Gutsy Experience 2026 - a Women’s Inclusive Growth Program.

Causes and Risk Factors

The brain flags the situation as a threat to self-worth or social standing. Contributors include:

• Past negative experiences (criticism, failure, embarrassment)

• Personality traits (perfectionism, high sensitivity, low self-esteem)

• External pressures (family/peers expectations, high personal standards)

• Biological factors (genetics, sensitive stress response)

• Poor preparation or high uncertainty

Importantly, it is not a sign of weakness or lack of skill—talented, successful people deal with it regularly.