World Mental Health Day 2026 was marked on October 10 with the theme "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change." The day was first observed in 1992 as a global occasion for mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma. The article references a statement by Senate President Godswill Akpabio regarding suicide and decriminalization. It also notes that the National Mental Health Act 2021 had not been enacted when the author last wrote about mental health in 2017.
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