Beyond Security: Mental Health Skills and the Prevention of Banditry and Terrorism in Nigeria
While military and political responses are essential, there is another layer that is often overlooked: the human and psychological dimension of vulnerability.
This is where mental health skills come in.
Not mental illness. Not diagnosis. Mental health skills—the practical abilities that help people regulate their emotions, thoughts, and behaviours.
This article explores how mental health skills may play a role in reducing susceptibility to extremist ideologies and violent group influence.