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Flourish and Thrive: Investing in Boys for Stronger Families and Communities
May 21, 2026
Chidi is a 16-year-old boy who was always emotional as a child. He cried easily, loved his mother intensely, and enjoyed art and music. His father hated this. "You're too soft. Too feminine. I need to toughen you up." With this, his father began beating him for crying, forced him into sports he hated, and compared him to his more โmasculineโ cousins. With time, Chidi stopped crying and participating in his interests. He also stopped showing any emotion and started fighting at school. He has now started self-harming and using drugs to numb his emotions. His family says he needs more discipline and tougher love. The reality is that he's a traumatised teenager with severe depression and substance use, dying inside while everyone tells him to be a man.
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Event
Asido Kids Challenge 7th Edition
April 27, 2026 - May 20, 2026
11:59 PM WAT
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March 2026 Special Edition of the Interactive Monthly Community Engagement (IMCE) Series
April 19, 2026
This yearโs International Womenโs Day theme, โRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,โ calls for a renewed commitment to advancing equity, amplifying voices, and addressing the structural and social factors that affect womenโs lives. It challenges us to move beyond acknowledgment toward intentional, collective action.
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3rd Asido International Mental Health Conference
March 18, 2026
Meaningful societal change often begins with conversations, quiet and personal. Other times, it gathers momentum in rooms filled with students, advocates, community leaders, and stakeholders. The 3rd Asido Mental Health Conference, held in conjunction with the 6th Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition, was a powerful reminder that mental health advocacy creates pathways for healing, dignity, stigma reduction, and systemic reform.
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MY MENTAL ILLNESS JOURNEY
December 12, 2025
In 2012, I had the first episode of mental illness as an undergraduate in the university. It started when I was about to write my exams. I began to display strange behavior, I was confused and kept saying awkward things. I found it difficult to study for my exams as I became restless and hyperactive. Before I knew it, I began to destroy things in sight and those of my roommates were not spared either.
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See AllAsido Kids Challenge 7th Edition
April 27, 2026 - May 20, 2026
11:59 PM WAT
Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay (JAME) Competition
February 26, 2026
09:00 AM (WAT)
3rd Asido International Mental Health Conference
Mental Health and Career Adaptability in a Dynamic Work Environment
January 19, 2026
7:00pm WAT
Celebrating Men and Boys: Encouraging Help-Seeking Behaviours
November 28, 2025
7:00pm WAT
Breaking the Silence: Changing the Narrative on Suicide
September 12, 2025
7: 00 pm
2025 Suicide Awareness Walk
September 6, 2025 - September 10, 2025
08:00 AM (WAT)
4th Asido Adolescent Boot Camp for Mental Health
August 5, 2025 - August 7, 2025
09:00 AM (WAT)
Reclaiming Purpose: Overcoming Drug Addiction and Building a Life of Impact
June 26, 2025
7: 00 pm
Little Acts, Big Impact: Cultivating Kindness and Emotional Strength in Children
May 27, 2025
7: 00 pm
Beyond the Diagnosis: Supporting Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
April 29, 2025
7: 00 pm
A Physician's Unbelievable Journey from Mental Health Crisis to a Life of Purpose
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm
Bridging the Gaps: Innovative Solutions for Mental Health Support in African Tertiary Institutions
January 19, 2025
5:00 pm
Asido at 5: Celebrating 5 Years of Mental Health Advocacy and Services
September 6, 2024
7:00pm
Men Don't Talk, We're Told
June 28, 2024
7: 00 pm
How to balance your child/ward's screentime and keep them happy
May 27, 2024
7:00pm
How to balance your child/wardโs screen time and keep them happy
May 27, 2024
7: 00 pm
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด" and "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.
May 1, 2024
12 noon
Your Emotional Wellness as a Mental Health Advocate
May 1, 2024
12:00pm
Emotional Impact of Inclusion Challenges for Females in Schools/Workplaces
March 30, 2024
5:00 pm
Digital Tools for Youth Mental Health.
January 19, 2024
7: 00 pm
Mental Health is a Universal Human Right
October 27, 2023
7: 00 pm
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
September 10, 2023
7: 00 pm
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
July 28, 2023
7: 00 pm
Fatherhood and Challenges of balancing work, family and Mental Health
June 30, 2023
7:00pm
How I Make Friends and Get Along with Others
May 27, 2023
7:00pm
Emotional Wellness In the Workplace
April 30, 2023
5pm
Managing Your Emotional Wellbeing Through Uncertain and Trying Times
March 16, 2023
7:00pm
Men's Emotional Wellness
November 20, 2022
05:00 PM
Make Mental Health For All, A Global Priority
October 10, 2022
05:00 PM
Navigating challenges of Grief and Trauma
August 28, 2022
07:00 PM
How Can I Calm Myself Down When I Am Angry?
May 27, 2022
07:00 PM
Autism Awareness and Acceptance: Leaving No One Behind
April 26, 2022
05:00 PM
Criminalization Of Suicide Attempts In Nigeria: To Stay Or To Go?
January 19, 2022
07:30 PM
Gender Based Violence: What we should know and do about it
November 27, 2021
05:00 PM
Youth and the Changing Mental Health Needs of Today's World
August 12, 2021
07:00 PM
Share Facts on Drugs. Save Lives
June 26, 2021
07:00 PM
How to Make Sad and Lonely Children Happy
May 21, 2021
7:00PM
Mental Health Literacy and The African Youth
January 19, 2021
7: 00 pm
Violence in relationships: How and Why does it occur and persist? What should we be doing?
December 19, 2020
7: 00 pm
How can we work together to prevent sucide
September 29, 2020
5:00PM
How can we work together to prevent suicide?
September 29, 2020
5:00 pm
ANNOUNCING THE ASIDO FOUNDATION IMCE, FOR AUGUST 2020
August 26, 2020
7:00PM
Volunteering and Youth Engagement for Mental Health Action.
August 26, 2020
7: 00 pm
Stigma of Mental Illness and Psychosocial Disabilities
July 29, 2020
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Rape and Gender Based Violence: How should we be raising male children?
June 27, 2020
5:00 - 6:00 PM
The Mental Health of Children and Young Persons around COVID-19
May 27, 2020
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Anxiety & Coping Strategies Around COVID-19
April 27, 2020
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Women's Mental Health
March 8, 2020
7:00pm - 8:00 pm
The Mental Health Bill: What Should We Know
February 15, 2020
8:00 pm