Ankaful Psychiatric Nurses To Boycott Meeting With Health Minister
Staff of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital who are on a collision course with their director say they will boycott a scheduled ...
Tag: Mental Health Authority
Ankaful Staff Shirk Work Until ‘oppressive’ Director Trained
Nurses and physician assistants at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region have decided to stay away from work ...
Sack Our Director In A Week Or Risk Withdrawal of Services – Psychiatric Nurses
Nurses of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region have threatened to withdraw their services and release all psychiatric ...
Judiciary Engaged On Mental Health Law
Ahead of the implementation of the Mental Health Law by the legislature, some top hierarchy members of the Mental Health ...
Nurses Hit Streets With ‘Yegye Y’asaase Demo
Three days after a sit-down strike, staff and student nurses of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital in the Greater Accra Region yesterday ...
Patients Turned Away As Pantang Hospital Staff Strike
Dozens of patients who reported at the Pantang Hospital, Accra yesterday were turned away as the staff of the facility embarked on a ...
Patients Turned Away As Pantang Hospital Staff Strike
Dozens of patients who reported at the Pantang Hospital on Monday, July 10, were turned away as the staff of ...
‘Accra Psychiatric Hospital Soon To Shutdown’
Accra Psychiatric Hospital may soon shut down due to lack of funds, Chief Executive Mental Officer of the Mental Health ...
Accra Psychiatric Hospital May Soon Shut Down
The Accra Psychiatric Hospital may soon shut down due to lack of funds, Chief Executive Mental Officer of the Mental ...
Suicidologist Campaigns Discrimination Against Suicide
Dr Joseph Osafo, a Clinical Psychologist and Suicidologist, is advocating the de-criminalisation of suicide from the laws of Ghana. He ...
Increased Mental Patients On Our Streets Worrying
Psychiatric disorders (mental illness) according to experts can be caused by a predisposing factor. This means that it is genetic ...
Over 300 Million People Are Affected By Depression
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious ...
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 ...
Over 300 Million People Are Affected By Depression – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious ...
Mental Health Authority Starts Campaign To Fight Depression
The Mental Health Authority in collaboration with World Health Organization has today April 7, launched a campaign to talk about ...
Depression and Spate of Suicide In Ghana [Article]
According to an updated fact of the World Health Organisation (WHO, March 2017), one of the key facts of depression ...
Mental Health Failings Contributing To Suicides
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwesi Osei, has blamed the recent suicide cases in the ...
Ghana Launches National Alcohol Policy
Ghana has launched a National Alcohol Policy after years of working with key stakeholders to combine the fragmented laws that ...
Regrettably and Painfully So, Suicide Is Gradually Creeping Into Our Society. The Evidence?
Over the last three weeks, we have had reports of seven people committing suicide including two young female undergraduates from ...
Over 100 People Called For Help Within 3 Days
Over 100 record number of persons called the hotline of the Mental Health Authority for suicide-related help within three days, ...