Mental Health Act In Ghana

Listing Websites about Mental Health Act In Ghana

Filter Type:

10 Years of Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846): Impact, …

(7 days ago) WEBMarch 2, 2022, marks a decade of the enactment of Ghana’s Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846), a legislation considered as among the best anywhere in the world.

https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/health/ghana-news-10-years-of-mental-health-act-2012-act-846-impact-challenges-way-forward.html

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Ghana: Act No. 846 of 2012, Mental Health Act Refworld

(4 days ago) WEBGhana: Act No. 846 of 2012, Mental Health Act. Document source: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities. Date: 31 May 2012.

https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/528f243e4.pdf

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Mental health law in Ghana - PMC - National Center for …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. In 2012 Ghana passed a new Mental Health Act, which aimed to create a new system of mental healthcare in Ghana. The Act includes provisions for the creation of a modern, community-based mental health system and for the protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders. This article discusses the implications of the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618813/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Mental Health Act, 2012 (act 846) - Laws Ghana

(5 days ago) WEBthe chartered institute of taxation act, 2016 (act 916) 2016: ghana health service and teaching hospitals act, 1996 (act 525) 1996: securities industry act, 2016, (act 929) 2016: environmental protection agency act, 1994 (act 490) 1994: mental health act, 2012 (act 846) 2012: data protection act, 2012 (act 843) 2012: public financial

https://www.lawsghana.com/post-1992-legislation/table-of-content/Acts%20of%20Parliament/MENTAL%20HEALTH%20ACT,%202012%20(ACT%20846)/143

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Mental health and disability research in Ghana: a rapid review

(4 days ago) WEBGhana's Mental Health Act (Act 846) was also passed in 2012 . These measures appear to have prompted a surge of research on disability and mental health in Ghana based on the number of studies conducted before the Act and after the Act. Similarly, it is possible that the Mental Health Act 846 passed in 2012 may have …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10611911/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

REPORT ON - WHO Regional Office for Africa

(7 days ago) WEBGhana’s mental health policy was revised in 2019, spanning a twelve-year period (2019-2030). The Mental Health Regulation, 2019 (Legislative Instrument 2385) is the most recent piece of mental health legislation. This standardized document contains the procedures for the implementation of all components of the Mental Health Act. The …

https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2022-11/WHO%20AIMS%202020%20Report%20on%20Ghana%27s%20mental%20health%20system.pdf

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Ghana WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health Situational …

(3 days ago) WEBJanuary, 2022. Ghana. WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health. Situational Assessment. I.CONTEXT. Ghana is located in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Côte d’Ivoire and Togo. The coastal country has a tropical, warm climate and contains low plains with a dissected plateau in the south-central region.

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/mental-health/special-initiative/who-special-initiative-country-report---ghana---2021.pdf?sfvrsn=e39fc056_3

Category:  Mental health Show Health

UN Message to Ghana on Mental Health Care - Human …

(1 days ago) WEBShackling. Women's Rights. United Nations member countries have urged the Ghanaian government to address the shackling and inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions in …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/06/un-message-ghana-mental-health-care

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Mental health law in Ghana BJPsych International Cambridge Core

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2012 Ghana passed a new Mental Health Act, which aimed to create a new system of mental healthcare in Ghana. The Act includes provisions for the creation of a modern, community-based mental health system and for the protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders. This article discusses the implications of the Act and the progress

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/mental-health-law-in-ghana/2C7780C6E994A18503D879507DB7016F

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Setting Mental Health Priorities in Ghana: A 15-Year Contextual

(8 days ago) WEBCurrently, mental healthcare and allied care activities in Ghana are regulated by the Mental Health Act, which was passed in 2012 [27,31,32]. The key evidence is that, compared to the physical/medical health sub-sector, the mental health sub-sector of the country remains under-served and under-resourced,

https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/12/2/22

Category:  Mental health,  Medical Show Health

Implementing the Mental Health Act in Ghana: any challenges …

(1 days ago) WEBGhana successfully passed a Mental Health Act law in March 2012. The passing of the Act was a culmination of a lot of work by various individuals and institutions spanning several decades. Finally there is a raised prospect of the delivery of a better quality mental healthcare and also the protection of human rights of people with mental

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23661843/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Redefining mental healthcare in Ghana - WHO Regional Office …

(Just Now) WEBRedefining mental healthcare in Ghana. 20 October 2022. Accra - Mental, neurological and substance use disorders account for more than 10% of the global disease burden. The lost productivity resulting from depression and anxiety, two of the most common mental disorders, cost the global economy US$ 1 trillion each year. In low- and …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/news/redefining-mental-healthcare-ghana

Category:  Health Show Health

Ministry of Health Ghana

(2 days ago) WEBfollowing the enactment of the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846), attempts have been made to develop a long term Policy. This policy is intended to look at the weaknesses, strengths and opportunities of the context, including the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846). Ensuring A Mentally Healthy Population 9

https://mindfreedomghana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MENTAL-HEALTH-POLICY-2019-2030-1.pdf

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Knowledge of mental health legislation in Ghana: a case of the use …

(6 days ago) WEBAccording to Ghana’s Mental Health Act (846) Section 48, clause 2 and 3, when a registered medical practitioner examines a person with possible diagnosis of mental illness and meets the criteria for emergency care, the medical practitioner then issues a Certificate of Urgency to place the person under care, observation, and treatment.

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-018-0215-1

Category:  Mental health,  Medical Show Health

Mental health law in Ghana - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBAbstract. In 2012 Ghana passed a new Mental Health Act, which aimed to create a new system of mental healthcare in Ghana. The Act includes provisions for the creation of a modern, community-based mental health system and for the protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders. This article discusses the implications of the …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29093937/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

New report on Ghana’s mental health and human rights unveiled

(8 days ago) WEBGNA. Accra, Oct. 20, GNA – A new report on the current mental health and human rights situation in Ghana has been launched by a coalition of non-governmental organisations in the country, spearheaded by MindFreedom Ghana. The report was presented to the UN Human Rights Council in January 2022 as part of the 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic

https://gna.org.gh/2023/10/new-report-on-ghanas-mental-health-and-human-rights-unveiled/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Providing Sustainable Mental Health Care in Ghana: A …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act 2012 (Act 846) is the current law that governs the practice of mental health in Ghana. It replaced the previous law, NRC Decree 30, of 1972, which focused largely on custodial care. It is the result of an 8-year collaboration among the WHO, civil society organizations including user groups, and Ghanaian mental health

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK350318/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Ghana: Chaining People with Mental Health Conditions Persists

(1 days ago) WEBShackling. Ghana’s government has taken inadequate steps to end the chaining and inhumane treatment of people with real or perceived mental health conditions – psychosocial disabilities – in

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/01/ghana-chaining-people-mental-health-conditions-persists

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Mental healthcare in Ghana: a time bomb Ghana News Agency

(6 days ago) WEBDespite Ghana’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the enactment of the Mental Health Act 846 (2012), which seeks to improve the quality of mental healthcare, and stop rights violations against patients, many gaps still remain. It is high time Ghana takes mental health issued more seriously

https://gna.org.gh/2022/08/mental-healthcare-in-ghana-a-time-bomb/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

(PDF) Mental health law in Ghana - ResearchGate

(7 days ago) WEBAbstract. In 2012 Ghana passed a new Mental Health Act, which aimed to create a new system of mental healthcare in Ghana. The Act includes provisions for the creation of a modern, community-based

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320839236_Mental_health_law_in_Ghana

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Implementing the Mental Health Act in Ghana: Any Challenges …

(5 days ago) WEBGhana successfully passed a Mental Health Act law in March 2012. The passing of the Act was a culmination of a lot of work by various individuals and institutions spanning several decades. Finally

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236675922_Implementing_the_Mental_Health_Act_in_Ghana_Any_Challenges_Ahead

Category:  Mental health Show Health

An overview of Ghana’s mental health system: results from an …

(3 days ago) WEBA new Mental Health Act (846 of 2012) passed in 2012 is re-focussing the way mental health services are to be provided, moving from an institutional model to a community-based approach. The new Act is also designed to combat stigma and discrimination against mentally ill people which is as rife in Ghana as elsewhere.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016652/

Category:  Mental health Show Health

Filter Type: