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Jude Mental Health Society

Every word can make a difference. Every voice matters.

An independent Nigerian mental health advocacy initiative founded in memory of Jude Anuoluwa. We promote conversations that educate, reduce stigma, and foster communities where seeking help is recognised as a sign of strength.

Our Impact

A growing community of people who refuse to let mental health stay silent.

Every number here represents a conversation started, a resource shared, or a person who now knows help is available.

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Community members
Students, professionals, practitioners, advocates, researchers
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Monthly lectures held
Evidence-based mental health knowledge, monthly
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Resource articles published
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Verified professionals
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Writing competition entries
Entries received for the 2026 National Writing Competition
Latest from JMHS

What's happening across the community right now.

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Lectures

October Lecture · 31 Oct · Mental Health is a Universal Right

Our October Monthly Mental Health Lecture is on 31 October 2026. Topic: Mental Health is a Universal Right, delivered by Marvelous Arogundade. Joining details will be shared ahead of the evening.

4 October 2026

Competition

2026 Writing Competition winners announced — read the entries

A Bird Set Free by Nwajesu Ekpenisi took first place, ahead of Where Is Dee? by Sunday Evelyn Temitope and Kissing God's Feet by Victor Obukata. Read the citations and excerpts, or download the full entries.

4 October 2026

Lectures

September Lecture · 27 Sept · Suicide Prevention + Prize Presentation

Our September Monthly Lecture was held on 27 September 2026. Theme: Suicide Prevention and Presentation of Prize — the 2026 Writing Competition winners were revealed live.

15 August 2026

Wherever you're starting from

Choose the path that fits you today.

Monthly Mental Health Lecture

Our next lecture is scheduled.

Every month, experts across mental health share evidence-based knowledge with our community — free to attend.

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31October 2026
Saturday
Next up

Mental Health is a Universal Right

Speaker: Marvelous Arogundade

JMHS National Writing Competition

Three writers put this year's theme into words.

The 2026 winners were announced at the September lecture and are published here in full — with the judges' citations, the passages that moved them, and each entry free to download and use in schools, clinics, and advocacy work.

  1. 1st · WinnerA Bird Set FreeNwajesu Ekpenisi
  2. 2nd · First Runner-upWhere Is Dee?Sunday Evelyn Temitope
  3. 3rd · Second Runner-upKissing God's FeetVictor Obukata
Community

200+ people already gather here every week.

Students, professionals, practitioners, advocates, researchers. Come as you are.

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