Psychologist, PhD Candidate @ Åbo Akademi Finland. Specialized in Child and Adolescent Mental health. Head of Research| Biafra War Trauma & Igbo Adolescents.
It was a pleasure meeting you @anna_maja, Finnish Justice Minister & President @sfprkp. To @johannaholmän, congratulations. I would also wish to appreciate a fellow candidate @JohannaKauppin3 in the forthcoming Municipal election. @Sfpfinland is a family.
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Onnea RKP Pohjanmaan piirin uusi pj Johanna Holmäng,
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mukava tavata piirin toimiston Jenny ja Leila,
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ja sokerina pohjalla Pietarsaaren torilla oikeusministeri @anna_maja ja kunnallisvaaliehdokas @anih_anthony 🌞🐞 @sfprkp
A Black man will spend the rest of his life in prison for stealing hedge clippers after the Louisiana Supreme Court denied his request to have his sentence overturned last week. https://t.co/IuVmbNSjd8
Traumatic stress is a normal reaction to an abnormal event. If you or someone you know is experiencing traumatic stress, these suggestions can help with the coping process and with the decision to seek treatment. https://t.co/aTRoym9Jjf
"Preventing mental health problems requires an understanding that mental health is interwoven with other agendas – including housing, employment, social inclusion, economic development, and safety."
With proper funding, local councils can take whole-area approaches for good MH⬇️
THREAD: Local councils are leading the way in promoting mental health & preventing mental illness in their communities.
Our new report shares some great learning from councils across the country, alongside the evidence for prevention & the national policy context...
"False information spreads faster than the truth on the internet." Here's what we can do to counteract the spread of misinformation. https://t.co/ForbzN8KY2
Hospital surge capacity requires space (rooms, ICUs), stuff (ventilators, PPE, tests, Remdesivir) and staff (physicians, APPs & nurses). You can build SPACE, you can buy STUFF but STAFF (in particular nurses) is the real issue. There is simply not enough staff.
I'm delighted to present you Prof. @NgoziEzeilo. She joined force in the persecution of couple who tortured their domestic helper in Enugu State. I am the head of research #Biafra War Trauma & Igbo Adolescents Finland, and I support your interests.@IgboHistoFacts@WomensHealthMag
The #BiafraWar has changed the way we live - but it hasn't stopped us from being Igbo. It was a traumatic war, and both survivors and children including you Sir @MoghaluKingsley share in the post-trauma disorders. Not until address nationally, it is generational.@IgboHistoFacts
Nigerian Igbo complain about political “marginalization”. While true because of the civil war, and while Nigeria needs “a new grand bargain” b/w it’s ethnic nationalities, the Igbo themselves have harmed themselves. They must first shed victim mentality.
People of foreign backgrounds find consolation in your words @MarinSanna. Abuse in Finnish labour market is so widespread and systematic. The perpetrators are hardly prosecuted, thereby worsening it's effects on victims. @ylenews@yleuutiset@THLorg@vasabladet