We recently organized our first Mental Health Matters Open Day in the city of Douala, Cameroon and the founder of the GBM Foundation for epilepsy and mental wellbeing (Ms Bibiana Mbuh Taku) honoured our invitation. She spoke to the participants present in that capacity and in her personal capacity, sharing her experiences with different challenges […]
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Suicide Prevention
According to the American Psychiatric Association Men are more than three times more likely than women to take their lives. Firearms are the most common method of suicide (used in about half of all suicides). But, suicide is preventable if we consider the risk factors and and pay attention to the warning signs. Suicide has […]
Suicide Awareness
The word ‘suicide’ was first introduced in the 17th Century, said to be derived from the Latin words ‘sui (of oneself) and ‘caedere (to kill). Suicide is the act of killing oneself, deliberately initiated and perfomed by the person concerened in full knowledge or expectation of its fatal outcome (WHO, 1998). According to the Global […]
Report of H4AB’s Mental Health Awareness Campaign 2020
The month of May is fast coming to end and we as an association at Hope for the Abused and Battered (H4AB), have done our best to raise Mental Health Awareness (MHA) throughout this month. Our founder/C.E.O launched the MHA Month this May 2020, insisting that there is hope and we must get informed so […]
Mental health challenges can lead to a mental illness
A mental health challenge is challenge or condition affecting the brain that influences the way a person thinks, feels, behaves and/or relates to others and to his or her surroundings. A mental health challenge can equally lead to a mental illness or mental health disorder which refers to a wide range of mental health conditions […]