Our Work
What We Do
Seven areas of focused, multidisciplinary work — from individual rights education to national policy advocacy and democratic accountability.
Mental Health Rights and Legal Literacy
Helping individuals, families and communities understand the legal rights and protections that apply to mental healthcare — including rights relating to consent, confidentiality, voluntary and involuntary care, legal representation, complaints and protection from discrimination.
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality and records
- Voluntary and involuntary admission
- Supported decision-making
- Least-restrictive care
- Complaints and review
Professional Education and Training
Equipping health, legal, law-enforcement, correctional and policymaking professionals with knowledge of the National Mental Health Act 2021 and the skills to apply a rights-based approach in their work.
- National Mental Health Act 2021 training
- Case-based learning
- Mock tribunals
- Training of trainers
- Continuing professional development
Policy and Legislative Advocacy
Working with policymakers, legislators, oversight bodies and civil-society partners to strengthen mental health legislation, support implementation and promote independent monitoring.
- Mental health law implementation
- Independent oversight
- Community-based care
- Mental health financing
- Access to remedies
Research and Knowledge Translation
Generating evidence on mental health law, rights and services — and translating that evidence into accessible resources that inform practice and policy in Nigeria and beyond.
- Policy evaluation
- Service-user perspectives
- Caregiver experiences
- Accessible research summaries
- Policy briefs
Community Engagement
Supporting communities, caregivers and civil-society organisations through public education, anti-stigma work, participatory listening sessions and youth engagement.
- Community dialogues
- Caregiver education
- Youth engagement
- Anti-stigma campaigns
- Listening sessions
Mental Health and Democratic Governance
Advancing mental health as a matter of democratic accountability — tracking candidate commitments, publishing standards and supporting public engagement in the 2027 elections.
- Candidate questionnaires
- Evidence-based scorecards
- Public forums
- Response archive
- Post-election monitoring
MindRights is non-partisan and does not endorse political parties or candidates.
Forensic Mental Health and Justice
Addressing the rights of accused persons with mental health conditions — including diversion from prosecution, custodial mental health care, rehabilitation and access to justice.
- Diversion programmes
- Rights in custodial settings
- Rehabilitation
- Legal representation
- Mental health courts
Events and Training
MindRights delivers training for diverse professional audiences. Each training programme is designed with clear learning objectives, audience-specific content, a defined format and, where appropriate, continuing professional development recognition.
Programme dates, faculty, registration details and confirmed continuing education arrangements will be published here as they are confirmed. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified of upcoming opportunities.
Audience
To be confirmed
Format and Duration
To be confirmed
Registration
To be confirmed
Interested in our work?
Whether you want to attend training, collaborate on research or support our programmes, we would like to hear from you.