we need to pay more attention to mental issues

PRODUCER of Locked a recently released Nollywood movie which focuses on mental illness, Charles Granville, has revealed why he made the movie.According to Granville who doubles as the executive producer of the movie, mental issues is real but it has not been taken seriously in this part of the world. He emphasized that Africans must be educated about the realities of mental health issues and that depression is real.People are going into depression and it is causing them to behave in an unstable way, going as far as committing suicide, he said.Read Also:Jolokoto radio drama series hits airwaves to tackle health, environmental issuesThese are real issues around us which we all need to pay proper attention to. A lot of names have been given to people suffering from various mental issues and that is their understanding of what that condition is. People need to be more aware and identify with with the people going through these issues rather than attacking them because they dont understand what they are going through and the danger it exposes them to. Rather than resort to calling them all sorts of names, they need our support and we must learn how to help them in these critical situations.Hilda Dokubo, Belinda Efah, Sunny Neji , Charles Granville and Abayomi Alvin were the notable names that starred in the movie that hit Nigerian cinemas penultimate Friday.Directed by Simon Peacemaker, in Locked, a young lady who takes her fiance to visit her parents discovers that her mother killed her father in a psychotic fit after she finds out hes about to leave her for a younger woman. Upon this discovery, her mother holds her and her fiance captive.
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