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 hanged herself in her room, then came the University of Ghana student, who was reported to have jumped … Read more
The Ghana Mental Health Authority has warned that a project it initiated to take six thousand mentally ill patients off the streets of the country is in limbo. This is because the authority is cash strapped, according to its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Akwasi Osei. Speaking to Starr News’ Daniel Lartey Tuesday, Dr. Osei said … Read more
The euphoria, enthusiasm and joy with which the passage of the Mental Health Act (Act 846) came with, somewhere in March 2012 have evaporated into thin air like morning dew beyond the immediate cognisance of the mind. The ambience of excitement on the 2nd of March 2012 is a dream never fulfilled and the hope … Read more