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  At the recent Mental Health program organized by the African and African-Europeans Association (AFAES) on Friday, November 28, we discussed various topics such as the mental well-being of an immigrant , good parenting, and we ate a healthy meal.   Mental health is one of the most pivotal discussions in the modern world, and AFAES has been devising various methodologies on how Nigerians , Africans, and other immigrants can approach this topic with utmost understanding. AFAES is strategically building a community that would help immigrants to understand that they are not alone in raising their kids in a society such as Finland . Puff puff at the event At the recent mental health forum, Ibrahim Sonmez , a psychological counselor, served as the moderator at the event. He gave in-depth insights on how to build a family in Finland and various ways that immigrants could learn and establish themselves in a new society, such as Finland and other Scandinavian countries .  ...

 “ We are broken in ways we do not understand, ” a quote from the facilitator, Dr Harshwardhan Saini, at the Mental Health workshop that took place on Friday, November 1, in Helsinki . Mental health is one of the major topics that Nigerians usually shy away from. Nigerians have been coerced into seeing mental health discussion as boring, banal and organised only for the weak and those who are feebleminded. At the mental health workshop organised by the Nigerian community in Finland, a clinical scientist and mental health expert, Dr Harshwardhan Saini, spoke to Nigerians about the various importance of empathy , humility and how our various bias affects our relationship with others. What is Mental Health? Seminar on Mental Health: What Every Nigerian Should Know Mental health refers to your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how you think, feel, and behave. It also influences how you handle stress, relate to others, make decisions, and cope ...