Over 100 record number of persons called the hotline of the Mental Health Authority for suicide-related help within three days, the Authority has said. The helpline 020-681-4666 is paid for, which Dr...
Thirty people have so far called the helpline four days after it was set up by the Mental Health Authority for persons in need of psychological help or contemplating suicide. According to the head of...
Society has not lived up to its responsibilities towards the youth hence the rise in suicide rates among young persons in the country, Mr Kweku Brobbey, the Public Relations Officer of the Mental...
IN the last four weeks, four cases of suicide have been widely reported in the media with three of the victims being teenagers. FIRST, there was the case of the KNUST student who was reported to have...
Former Ashanti and Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kweku Ayensu Opare-Addo, has kicked against the calls to de-criminalise suicide. DCOP Opare-Addo believes making the attempt to take...
A lady believed to be a resident of Ekye-Amanfrom at Afram Plains in the Eastern Region has allegedly committed suicide. Her body was found hanging from a reservoir near the Ekye Presbyterian Health...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority (MHA), Dr Akwasi Osei, has admonished government to scrap attempted suicide from the list of criminal offences on the country’s books....
The Mental Health Authority (MHA) is calling on Parliament to decriminalize attempted suicide “if the fight against suicide is to be won”. In a statement on the recent spate of suicide among...
The Mental Health Authority (MHA) is calling on Parliament to decriminalize attempted suicide “if the fight against suicide is to be won”. In a statement on the recent spate of suicide among...
The Mental Health Authority says the wave of suicides sweeping across the country is the result of a breakdown of the social support system. A statement by Chief Executive of the Authority, Dr Akwasi...
Stakeholders in the health sector have expressed worry about the proliferation of unqualified health personnel in health facilities, saying the situation is a major setback to the quality of...
The Mental Health Authority has decided to establish a temporary helpline for persons contemplating suicide. The authority is, as well, in discussions with telecommunication companies for the...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority (MHA) has warned suicide incidents in the country might continue if the difficulties in the economy are not fixed. Dr. Akwasi Osei said a...
“Suicide does not mean there was no killer”- unanimous My roommate woke me up this morning and told me about a suicide news he received via whatsapp. Immediately, I yelled, “not again”. Just...
Older adults make important contributions to society as family members, volunteers and active participants in the workforce. The elderly are also known as the aged. While most have good mental...
Charles Antwi, 36-year-old man who has been accused of trying to assassinate President John Mahama has finally been released from the cells of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI). He was...
Health Ministry commences employment, following the clearance of the graduate health trainees by the Finance Ministry The Ministry of Health has released an approval for the employment of health...
The Accra Psychiatric hospital indicate that activities there are back to normal after striking nurses returned to work yesterday . Authorities there have also confirmed that there are enough...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, has said a lot has been done by the government and the Ministry of Health to mitigate the plight of healthcare delivery...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, has said a lot has been done by the government and the Ministry of Health to mitigate the plight of healthcare delivery...
