Apart from adults being mentally ill, there are lots of children who are mentally ill. Our work is to detect such individuals, provide treatment and intervention and make sure they have a good quality of life. The whole process starts with screening. We screen children to ensure they are not at any risk of mental condition. Before I came into the industry, we have such but it was only in psychiatric hospital.
Since last year, in Corona Trust, we have trained over 300 teachers and we still have another 150 to go. In total, we have almost 2000 teachers in Lagos State that are already qualified to work with children and we are open to train more in additional needs. Schools are not ready to conform because they are not ready to do the job. So, they just bring anybody that knows nothing about how to handle these special children. To be able to do this job effectively, it is important to have the experience and certificate of competency to work with children that have special needs. Also, parents should not just look for anybody but go to a registered company that can provide such services. Schools should verify who works with the children.