Taskforce Hails FG’s Proposed Bill to Decriminalise Attempted Suicide

The National Taskforce on the Decriminalisation of Attempted Suicide has praised the Federal Executive Council's approval of a proposed amendment to Nigeria's mental health legislation to decriminalise attempted suicide. The taskforce, led by Prof. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, described the bill's transmission to the National Assembly as a significant step in Nigeria's mental health reform journey. The move aligns the country's laws with public health and human rights commitments, following two years of sustained advocacy.

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