In 2012, the Ghana Mental Health Act, made it a provision that mentally ill people should not be put in chains, making it illegal to do so. Mental health is a sensitive and complicated issue, with often those with suffering from mental health issues and their families being stigmatized; and which has historically in Ghana drawn negative attention and criticism. Ama K Abebrese spends time with Ghana's former chief psychiatrist, Professor JB Asare, to get a better understanding of Ghana's Mental Health's system of some of the strides being made..
Mental Health. Although illegal many mentally ill people in Ghana are chained by faith based healers
In 2012, the Ghana Mental Health Act, made it a provision that mentally ill people should not be put in chains, making it illegal to do so. Mental health is a sensitive and complicated issue, with often those with suffering from mental health issues and their families being stigmatized; and which has historically in Ghana drawn negative attention and criticism. Ama K Abebrese spends time with Ghana's former chief psychiatrist, Professor JB Asare, to get a better understanding of Ghana's Mental Health's system of some of the strides being made..
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