Sanwo-Olu, at the Lagos Mental Health Conference held on Tuesday, said families have principal roles to play in order to curb substance abuse that had positioned a poor impact on the citizens.
The governor who was represented through his deputy, Mr Obafemi Hamzat, noted that intellectual fitness used to be one of the troubles in society that used to be nonetheless generally misunderstood.
He said, “The risk of substance abuse is on the upward thrust and will likely end up a national epidemic if we fail to tackle it. This has a huge burden on our society.
“If we say that fitness is not just the absence of ailment however the nation of complete physical, social and mental well being of a person, it ability there is no health besides mental health. The discount of stigma towards people living with mental fitness problems is priorities within the nation improvement agenda for health which is to make certain that each citizen has get right of entry to to positive and sustainable fitness delivery.
“It is best, as a society to recognize that the biggest venture is family breakdown. It is necessary for us as families to take care of our homes.”
He cited the steps the authorities has taken to correctly address depression, substance abuse and stress precipitated by means of Lagos being a megacity.
“We have set the floor rolling for the improvement of sustainable mental healthcare packages and services that will make sure a true fitness result in a lengthy time.
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