MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY: Advocacy visit to the Nigerian prions service by the mandate health empowerment initiative (MHEI) on the 16th December, 2016.
People with mental disorders are exposed to stigma and discrimination within
most societies, people with mental disorders face marginalisation, stigma and
discrimination in the social, economic and health spheres, due to widespread misconceptions related to mental disorders. This stigma and discrimination usually
persists in prison, with the person often facing still further marginalisation and isolation due to imprisonment. For the above reasons the "Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative" (MHEI) today Friday 16th DECEMBER, 2016. Paid a courtesy visit to Nigerian prison service headquarters in Abuja. And was received by the public relations officer (PRO) of the service Mr. Francis Enobore.
The purpose of this visit was to discuss detection, prevention and proper treatment of mental disorders inmates, together with the
promotion of good mental health, public health
within prison, and central to good prison management.
For prisoners: Addressing mental health needs will improve the health and quality
of life of both prisoners with mental disorders and of the prison population as a
whole. By promoting a greater understanding of the problems faced by those with
mental disorders, stigma and discrimination can be reduced. Ultimately, addressing the needs of people with mental disorders improves the probability that upon leaving
prison they will be able to adjust to community life, which may, in turn, reduce the likelihood that they will return to prison
For prison employees: Prisons are often difficult and demanding working
environments for all levels of staff. The presence of prisoners with unrecognised and untreated mental disorders can further complicate and negatively affect the prison environment, and place even greater demands upon the staff. A prison that is responsive to, and promotes the mental health of prisoners, is more likely to be a workplace that promotes the overall morale and mental health of prison staff and
should therefore be one of the central objectives of good prison management..
For the community: Prison health cannot be addressed in isolation from the health
of the general population since there is a constant inter-change between the prison and the broader community, be it through the guards, the administration, the health professionals and the constant admission and release of prisoners. Prison health must therefore be seen as a part of public health. Addressing the mental health
needs of prisoners can decrease incidents of re-offending, reduce the number of people who return to prison, help divert people with mental disorders away from prison into treatment and rehabilitation and ultimately reduce the high costs of
prisons.
Lets together build a mentally healthy Nigerian Prisons Service for both Officers, Men and Inmates for a healthier society. #MentalHealthLiteracy begins with me!!!
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most societies, people with mental disorders face marginalisation, stigma and
discrimination in the social, economic and health spheres, due to widespread misconceptions related to mental disorders. This stigma and discrimination usually
persists in prison, with the person often facing still further marginalisation and isolation due to imprisonment. For the above reasons the "Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative" (MHEI) today Friday 16th DECEMBER, 2016. Paid a courtesy visit to Nigerian prison service headquarters in Abuja. And was received by the public relations officer (PRO) of the service Mr. Francis Enobore.
The purpose of this visit was to discuss detection, prevention and proper treatment of mental disorders inmates, together with the
promotion of good mental health, public health
within prison, and central to good prison management.
For prisoners: Addressing mental health needs will improve the health and quality
of life of both prisoners with mental disorders and of the prison population as a
whole. By promoting a greater understanding of the problems faced by those with
mental disorders, stigma and discrimination can be reduced. Ultimately, addressing the needs of people with mental disorders improves the probability that upon leaving
prison they will be able to adjust to community life, which may, in turn, reduce the likelihood that they will return to prison
For prison employees: Prisons are often difficult and demanding working
environments for all levels of staff. The presence of prisoners with unrecognised and untreated mental disorders can further complicate and negatively affect the prison environment, and place even greater demands upon the staff. A prison that is responsive to, and promotes the mental health of prisoners, is more likely to be a workplace that promotes the overall morale and mental health of prison staff and
should therefore be one of the central objectives of good prison management..
For the community: Prison health cannot be addressed in isolation from the health
of the general population since there is a constant inter-change between the prison and the broader community, be it through the guards, the administration, the health professionals and the constant admission and release of prisoners. Prison health must therefore be seen as a part of public health. Addressing the mental health
needs of prisoners can decrease incidents of re-offending, reduce the number of people who return to prison, help divert people with mental disorders away from prison into treatment and rehabilitation and ultimately reduce the high costs of
prisons.
Lets together build a mentally healthy Nigerian Prisons Service for both Officers, Men and Inmates for a healthier society. #MentalHealthLiteracy begins with me!!!
Follow us on
Twitter:@infomhei @zion4sure
Facebook: www.facebook.com//mandatehealthempowmentinitiative
Website: www.mhfnigeria.org
#BeInvolved
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