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This young Nigerian has developed online therapy to help youth access mental health care

This young Nigerian has developed online therapy to help youth access mental health care

VICTOR EYIKE, BIRD STORY AGENCY WHEN Moses Aiyenuro fell into a depression in 2019 after failing his engineering exams, he was unable to access mental healthcare. "My life turned around. I felt like a failure. I withdrew from people," he explained. Luckily for him, he came into contact with a trained therapist, and they started talking online via WhatsApp. "After talking with her, I felt good and then later thought, 'How can I replicate this'? I did a survey with my phone contact list and found that about 65 per cent had issues but couldn't contact family and would have…
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