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VOL. 4, ISSUE 1 (2022)
Rising from a quagmire-A case study for mental health laws regime in Nigeria
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Ayodeji Johnson Fatehinse, Adegbile Titilola Olubunmi
Abstract
The focus of this work is to expound on the worrisome and often mostly ignored mental disabilities and illnesses, examine the extant laws on the subject matter in Nigeria in comparison with other jurisdictions in an attempt to appraised current legal frameworks The methodology adopted shall be doctrinal, adopting the content analysis approach. This study finds amongst others that mental health laws are still in their infancy stage in Nigeria and no serious attempt was made both at advocacy and expository stage to create both awareness and offer help to victims. The study discovered participatory negligence on the part of health subsector practitioners who ordinary should be at the forefront of advocating for the amendment of the necessary legal instruments instead of the neglect and relegation to the background. The study discovered that the extant legislation, remained a national embarrassment, static since 1958, and is at best a colonial relic. This study, therefore, recommends an immediate overhaul of the entire mental health subsector, the national mental health policy, and the legal regime. The study calls for the implementation of adequate funding, to reflect the enormity of the nation’s mental health situation. The study also advocates an aggressive and consistent reorientation and enlightenment drive to correct the traditional perspectives of the populace about mental health.
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Pages:7-10
How to cite this article:
Ayodeji Johnson Fatehinse, Adegbile Titilola Olubunmi "Rising from a quagmire-A case study for mental health laws regime in Nigeria ". International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol 4, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 7-10
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