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A survivor's powerful recovery story is helping shape national policy as Australia launches a groundbreaking inquiry into domestic violence and suicide prevention. More than 230 organizations have joined the push for better support systems that could save lives.
Nigeria's Senate is advancing a groundbreaking bill that would decriminalize suicide attempts and replace punishment with mental health support. The reform could transform how Africa's most populous nation responds to people in crisis.
Former Olympic runner Beth Dobbin, now bedbound 22 hours daily with ME, is calling on the Prime Minister to invest in research for a condition affecting over 400,000 Britons. Her powerful letter highlights a disease that has been dramatically underfunded despite devastating the lives of patients who have nowhere to turn within the NHS.
Nigeria is joining 59 countries worldwide by introducing legislation that would treat suicide attempts as a mental health crisis rather than a crime. The Suicide Prevention Bill 2026 would replace jail time with compassionate care, following successful reforms in six other African nations.
Nigeria's Senate is advancing a bill to decriminalize attempted suicide and treat it as a mental health crisis instead of a crime. The change could help 300,000 people who attempt suicide each year get care instead of prosecution.
Nigeria's Senate has passed a landmark bill that would remove criminal penalties for suicide attempts and instead connect survivors with mental health support. The legislation resolves a legal contradiction that currently threatens prosecution while also recognizing suicide as a psychiatric emergency.
The World Health Organization is asking people living with mental illness to help design the services meant to care for them. South African experts say this shift could prevent tragedies and build stronger, more effective mental health systems.
Mental health experts at Nigeria's 4th Vanguard Mental Health Summit are calling for urgent action to protect young people through school counseling, affordable treatment, and proper implementation of existing mental health laws. Their message is clear: policy on paper isn't enough when youth face rising rates of depression, anxiety, and digital pressures.
Nigeria's health insurance authority returned over $8,900 to patients and suspended nine hospitals after investigating nearly 4,000 complaints. The enforcement comes as the country expands coverage to protect 23 million people from crushing medical bills.
Three Mexican states have now banned cosmetic surgery for minors under 18, following the death of 14-year-old Paloma Nicole Arellano. The new laws protect young people while still allowing medically necessary procedures.
After three decades, Stephanie Saal finally discovered what happened when doctors removed her gonads as a newborn. Her journey is changing how medicine treats intersex children today.
A mother's heartbreaking videos of her dying daughter will now save lives by teaching doctors to recognize sepsis earlier. The coroner called two-year-old Pippa White's 2022 death "wholly preventable."