COPE And Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation Gets Focal Persons For Sokoto, Bayelsa States
…Assures on Robust Mental Health Awareness/Education In Nigeria Society, Diaspora
A global Mental Health Awareness Group and Foundation known as Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation now have focal persons in charge of Bayelsa and Sokoto State.This was made known on 25/7/2024 by the Executive Director Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation ,Reverend Chukwudiebube Nwachukwu while briefing News men at the Cope and live mental health awareness foundation Resource Centre Independent layout Enugu on approach several approaches by the Foundation to deepen mental health awareness ,education as well as counselling across Nigerian Communities.
According to the Executive Director ,Abubakar Mgaji Yabo is now the Focal Person Cope and live mental Health Awareness Foundation Sokoto State Chapter Northwest Nigeria while Philip Perekebi Slaboh is the Focal person Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation For Bayelsa State.
Abubakar Magaji Yabo is exceptionally well organized and professional in governance and system strengthening with many years of experience in service delivery and accountability .Has served between 1st Febraury 2022 to January 2024 with Torchlight and Axxon International Neem Institute -State project coordinator (consultant) Serious and organized crime (SOC) PREVENT PROJECT Zamfara state amongst others while Philip Perekebi Slaboh is currently the Executive Director Sustainable Partnership Initiative For Development(SPID)-(Formerly known as Development Initiators) -A non governmental organization committed in promoting and encouraging peace building & conflict management ,youth development ,empowerment,,participatory development,advocate for good governance through community based and youth development activities /programmes and projects that is result oriented and aimed at improving the condition on the people amongst others .
The Executive Director Cope and live mental health awareness foundation however maintained that the foundation is deeply involved in making a remarkable impact in Nigeria Communities and Diaspora in the areas of Mental Health Awareness and Education ,Womens Health and Hygiene Advocacy,,Climate Action for improved mental General well being,Multi Sports activities and Counselling and noted that the foundation is working with a lots of organizations and meaningful individuals under its multi sectoral approach and cross sector Networks framewok to enhance mental health awareness amongst individuals and group of persons .We are also working in schools and colleges to ensure that our children and young persons understands what negative emotions do to our body and mental health ,we make them to identify their triggers and we make them also to understand how to manage their emotions so as to not to navigate to negative options of involvement into crime ,substance and drug abuse ,violent behaviours and other negative coping methods.He maintained that the foundation is currently running a FREE Mental health counselling at the Counselling Unit of the Resource Centre for Widows,Widowers,Elderly persons from 65 years and above as part of its measures towards deepening mental health awareness among people .