On January 5, 2023, President Muhammad Buhari made history by signing the National Mental Health Bill 2021 into law, marking a major milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to improve support for psychosocial wellbeing. The new Mental Health Act is the first legislative reform adopted in the field since the country’s independence.
Nigerian Mental Health was one of the leading forces to help secure the Act’s passage, which inaugurates new human rights-focused protections for those with mental health conditions.
Memoranda Submitted During Public Hearing
of the National Mental Health Bill 2021
Nigerian Mental Health is gathering memoranda submitted during the public hearing to help inform scholars, researchers, practitioners, activists, media, and others interested in the Mental Health Act and to inform the law's implementation. If you have memoranda submitted during the process please contact us (nigerianmentalhealth@gmail.com) and we will add it to our growing database.
