Mental health problems are on the rise, and they are showing up earlier in life than they did a generation ago. The World Health Organization estimates that half of all mental health conditions begin by age 14. As a mental health nurse and a parent and teen coach, I see it every week. Why so
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The sentence most parents cannot say The 10th of September is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year’s theme is Changing the Narrative on Suicide — moving from silence and stigma towards openness and support. I want to bring that theme down from the level of policy to the level of a kitchen. Because the narrative
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Nigeria has been grieving since last week, and so am I. Favour Agbro was 20 years old. A nursing student. A twin sister. A daughter. Like millions of young Africans, she dreamed of building something online — and when a popular content creator known as “Odogwu of Asaba” allegedly offered to train her to monetise
It rarely starts with a slammed door. It starts with a shrug. A one-word answer. A teenager who used to tell you everything is now telling you nothing while telling a group chat everything. As a registered nurse, midwife, and mental health nurse, and as a mother, I have learned to watch for the quiet
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If you have ever said the words “get off that phone” and watched a door slam in response, this one is for you. Most parents I coach are not short of love. They are short of language. They know something needs to be said about screens, social media, and the hours their teenager spends in
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