mental health services
Restoring Mental Health’s Dignity
On December 31, 2016, a few hours before the New Year, a 28-year-old man allegedly ended his life. Media reports during...
The Tragedy of the Dying and Media Insensitivity
By: Eugenia Ntekor The past few weeks have seen a lot of media reportage of suicides in Ghana. It started off with a...
Address Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Mental Health Care
By Ben Ofosu Appiah In the last couple of weeks, 4 cases of suicide have been reported in the news with three of the...
2017 ‘Asempa’ Budget
Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to...
Trump, In Oval Office, Signs First Order On Obamacare
President Donald Trump directed government agencies on Friday to freeze regulations and take steps to weaken Obamacare,...
Soft Brexit Could Take Independence ‘off Table’ In Short Term
Nicola Sturgeon has suggested a soft Brexit would see the prospect of Scottish independence removed - in the short...
NeglectingKids With Cerebral Palsy
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumerewrites that some households can no longer take absolute care of their children living...
Patients Roam the Streets As Ankful Psychiatric Hospital Wallows In GHC10m Debt
Mental patients still wander in the streets of the Central Region despite thirty-five thousand cedis (35, 000) provided...
Boko Haram Leaves Nigeria A Lifetime of Mental Trauma
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The soldier clutched his book with both hands. He shouted his name, rank and Nigerian Army...
Hillary Clinton Outlines Mental Health Plan
U. S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday outlined a sweeping mental health agenda that would...