District Referral Networks have been established in four districts where 45 traditional faith-based healers and 52 community mental health volunteers actively identify and refer people suspected of experiencing psychosocial trauma to mental health professionals for treatment. This ensures easy access to care for people experiencing psychosocial trauma leading to reduced…
Basicneeds-Ghana trains traditional and faith-based healers in mental health case management
By Adam Abdul-Fatawu Wunizoya || Tamale LISTEN
6 HOURS AGO
BASIC NEEDS GHANA, a non-governmental organization working towards addressing mental health issues in Ghana in collaboration with MEHSOG have trained over thirty (30) traditional and Faith-Based mental health healers to help in the fighting against mental health issues in the country.
The healers, both male and female were drawn from the Tamale metro and that of Zabzugu district assemblies and were trained on how to manage mental health cases without dehumanizing victims.
The training forms part of the project strengthening access to timely and quality rehabilitation to survivors to Torture and Organized Violence (TOV) in Ghana funded by DIGNITY, Danish Institute Against Torture.