As the world marks the World Mental Health Day tomorrow, the Jehovah’s Witnesses said they have made the issue of mental health a global priority.
The spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nigeria, Olusegun Eroyemi, who stated this disclosed that in addition to their Bible-based global message of hope, their official website, is filled with publications on how to cope with mental health and how family members and friends can provide support.
The spokesman noted that there is a lack of awareness about mental health, and people easily attribute the condition to various factors that only worsen the plight of victims. “Mental health can be managed, and care givers need care,” Eroyemi said.
According to him, the Jehovah’s Witnesses website provides materials in a variety of languages on subjects like: “Do you need tranquilizers to cope?”, “How to deal with isolation”, “What you should know about mental disorders”, “Teen depression – Why?” Additionally, he said there are videos and real-life stories that are helpful.
Eroyemi said: “As life becomes more difficult to cope with, the effect on mental health becomes more observable,” explaining that Jehovah’s Witnesses will continue to share the Bible’s comforting message that gives hope to everyone.
The theme for this year, according to the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), is “Make mental health for all a global priority.”