Living with Mental Illness Africa (LIMI Africa), Campus Edition, aims to celebrate and share positive stories of students with direct or indirect experiences of mental illness and their challenges. — Sometime in January, I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder by a psychiatrist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. I had tried to take my life some weeks before in my bedroom, overdosing on a couple of sleeping pills and hoping to wake up from reality. I had done…

World Schizophrenia Day Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by an inability to differentiate between what is real and what is not. The word, schizophrenia, is derived from a Greek word that can be loosely defined as ‘split mind’. The father of modern psychiatry, Phillippe Pinel, in his book in 1809 described this abnormal…

WORLD’S AUTISM DAY; THE BLUE BAKE SALE’S REPORT Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder in children. It is usually lifelong. Children living with this disorder are mostly stigmatized and not given much attention and cared for like other kids. Although, autism is not a learning disability, it often…

#Campus Series is a monthly series by the Asido Campus Network which sheds light on the campus lifestyle and diverse issues that affect the mental health of students. Being a young adult does not make you immune to mental challenges, you deal with life issues like sexual abuse, drug abuse, Failure, suicide, heartbreaks and so on. We promote unashamed conversations amongst university students to help them in the dark times. Asido Campus Network stands with you, you are not alone!

REPORT ON THE “BUILDING A BETTER MIND AS A YOUTH” OUTREACH HELD BY ASIDO CAMPUS NETWORK UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (ACNUI). On Saturday, the 26th of March 2022, Asido Campus Network University of Ibadan [ACNUI] had an outreach on awareness on mental heath and related issues which was themed "BUILDING A…

*LEARNING THE ART OF COUNSELLING* There has a been rise in the incidence of mental health challenges in the country especially amidst the youth. Students are a good percentage of this category of people and most of their challenges are often undiscovered and unattended to due to the stigma and…

#Let’sTalkMentalHealth is a monthly series by the Asido Campus Network bringing diverse opinions on mental health issues into the University of Ibadan community. Our goal is to promote unashamed conversations around mental health. — Suicide is a very sensitive issue that our society avoids but it is an issue we must talk about. …

THE MISTLETOE : Maiden Luncheon, Induction and Awards Asido Campus Network, UI held its Maiden Luncheon, Induction and Awards ceremony tagged “The Mistletoe” on the 4th of December, 2021. Outstanding members of our network were given award of excellence celebrating their commitment and contribution to our mission of ensuring optimal…

Substance Use: Combating the Endemic Villain Raiding The University A presentation held on the 19th of November, 2021 at 7:30pm was presented by Abdulhammed Babatunde and hosted by Oluwaseun Akinfemoye. The Asido Campus Network president Oluwasemiloore Atere gave the opening talk and set the pace for the presentation. A video…