August 27, (THEWILL) – Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, a nonprofit organisation, supported by TY Danjuma Foundation, has organised a three-day psychological well being consciousness programme for academics, counsellors, and directors throughout 4 notable public secondary colleges within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The programme, which was held on the Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, between August 24 and 26, 2022, additionally flagged off the establishment of JDI Mental Health Clubs within the chosen colleges.
Speaking on the event, Founder of JDI, Angela Ochu-Baiye, stated that “the coaching was particularly for principals, VPs, counsellors and academics in 4 public secondary colleges. They went by a sturdy psychological well being curriculum and a collection of intensive workout routines in preparation for brand new college students coming in for the following tutorial yr. We are, basically, instituting our Mental Health Clubs within the colleges.”
Ochu-Baiye, who disclosed that the programme was backed by the FCT Board for Secondary Education, hinted that the Mental Health Clubs would basically handle important social problems with cultism, drug abuse, bullying and adverse peer stress, that are prevalent in secondary colleges
She added that “that is the primary time psychological well being golf equipment might be instituted in public secondary colleges.”
The 4 colleges that benefitted from the programme are Government Secondary School, Gwagwa; Government Secondary School, Airport; Government Secondary School, Jabi; and Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse.
According to JDI, the Psychology college students of Nile University had been additionally a part of the coaching, because the nonprofit signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the college, to construct the capacities of the scholars, for the reason that programme was about psychological well being.
Ochu-Baiye additional expressed gratitude to the TY Danjuma Foundation, Nile University and the FCT Board for Secondary Education, for his or her assist in actualising the programme, whereas urging for extra partnership to maintain the influence and prolong the programme to different secondary colleges within the FCT and different elements of the nation.
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