Sunday, May 15, 2022

BREAKING THE SHACKLES (Part 1).

In Ghana, mental disorders are often attributed to supernatural or spiritual causes thereby the limited mental health resources especially in the northern region and community-based services.

Our quest to change the narrative about mental health care in Ghana took us to a farming community in the Gushegu District in the Northern region of Ghana.
The young man (name withheld) who is in his late 20’s returned from Accra after travelling there to seek for a better life. The family said due to his aggressive behaviour, they were compelled to put him in shackles for a year now to restrain him. The team did an assessment on the patient and started a treatment.  
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Location: Tamale, Ghana

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