Nigeria’s Mental Health Struggles: Overcoming Toxic Environments By Chiamaka Loveday
In my country Nigeria, where the family, school, religious spaces, and communities strongly define identity, the environment is the first agent of socialization. Most especially, it should be a place of safety, love, and belonging. Irrespective of this, when emotional needs are not met, homes and institutions can become harmful, toxic, quietly shaping the mind in ways that can affect mental health and well-being.






