“Just stay at home doing nothing… I didn’t know what I was supposed to do, [it] led to depression… you just don’t know what’s going on” (Halimat, Lagos).
- Invest in government facilities and counselling that is accessible and appropriate for young people in informal settlements to cope with the likely high burden of mental illness.
- Consider some kind of ritual and counselling to help people deal with the trauma and loss they have suffered due to the pandemic, particularly where people did not get a chance to say goodbye to loved ones.